Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km S of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km S of Fox, Alaska on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 5:48 AM AKDT (13:48 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-26 13:48:11 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.925° N, 147.614° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.017 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.935 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.614 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.85 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.736 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.612 km E of Fox, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 4.99 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1,086
  8. 1.99 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.57 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.97 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.49 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.77 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.56 km WNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.08 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.89 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.99 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.88 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.59 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.910 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 3.18 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.18 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.049 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.518 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.93 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.516 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.114 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.818 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.514 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.523 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.014 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.011 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.517 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.515 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.918 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.118 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.57 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.6Central Alaska · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.623 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.543 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 11
  48. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.713 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.08 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.454 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.848 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.829 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.416 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.831 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.51 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.6Central Alaska · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.815 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021axtxjml. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.