Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 10 km SSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Ester, Alaska on Fri, May 14, 2021, 8:55 PM AKDT (04:55 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 51 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-15 04:55:42 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.757° N, 148.078° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.032 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.015 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.74 km SE of Badger, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.030 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.741 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.5Central Alaska · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.512 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.626 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.013 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.528 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.517 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.144 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.110 km SSE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.6Central Alaska · 1941 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.153 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.655 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.633 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.724 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.410 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.510 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.722 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.612 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.831 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.915 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.251 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.613 km WNW of Livengood, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.428 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.126 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.526 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.930 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.59 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.717 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.01 km SE of Anderson, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.62 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.935 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.6northern Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.64 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.555 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.332 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.59 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.53 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02167c9gpv. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.