Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 21 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 9:25 AM AKST (18:25 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 21 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 9:25 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-26 18:25:07 UTC
Depth: 1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 59.962° N, 150.629° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 111

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 169.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212mkhucx (also filed as us7000ddzb). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.