Alaska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 29 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska on Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 5:06 AM AKDT (13:06 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.7 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Jun 9, 2021, 5:06 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-06-09 13:06:01 UTC
Depth: 19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.550° N, 147.803° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 10
Strongest shaking: III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: III, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 1.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -1.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 238°, dip 89°, rake 26°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 148°, dip 64°, rake 179°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 104

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 115.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0217ctrg6k (also filed as us7000ebfu). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.