Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska on Sun, May 30, 2021, 1:22 AM AKDT (09:22 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 09:22:44 UTC
Depth
38.2 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.709° N, 150.770° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216w83rq9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.