Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 16 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 16 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska on Sat, Sep 25, 2021, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.2 62 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-25 12:12:46 UTC
Depth
35.8 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.917° N, 151.222° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.262 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 119 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.042 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.620 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.441 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.140 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.78 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.524 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.67 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.062 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.859 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 102 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.714 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.843 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.09 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.114 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.78 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 3.415 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 55 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.766 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.841 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.737 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.653 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.036 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.859 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.129 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.623 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.740 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.562 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.837 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.519 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.911 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.612 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.220 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.712 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.753 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.626 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.817 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 3.267 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.612 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 1.58 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.566 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.520 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.653 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cbf8vrj. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC.