Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 38 km SE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 38 km SE of Fox River, Alaska on Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 3:43 AM AKDT (11:43 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 3:43 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-25 11:43:50 UTC
Depth: 48.4 km (30.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 59.657° N, 150.402° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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Stations used: 29

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 101.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cbeu3qi (also filed as us7000fecf). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.