Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km WNW of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Fox, Alaska on Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 1:34 AM AKST (10:34 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 19 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-12 10:34:09 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.978° N, 147.755° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.919 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.614 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.819 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.912 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.57 km NNW of Minto, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.89 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.628 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.111 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.525 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.7Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.88 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.011 km NNE of Minto, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.237 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.326 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.725 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.719 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.94 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.19 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.215 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.722 km ENE of Nenana, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.118 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.66 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.119 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.315 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.02 km WNW of Badger, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.030 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.530 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.915 km NNE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.822 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.621 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.520 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.66 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.5Central Alaska · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.320 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.120 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.512 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211za9kcd. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:53 PM UTC.