Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 50 km S of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 50 km S of Glacier View, Alaska on Mon, Aug 30, 2021, 5:17 AM AKDT (13:17 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 50 km E of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Knik River forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-30 13:17:01 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.353° N, 147.741° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
135

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.519 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.743 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.522 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.27 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.15 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.047 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1867 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1868 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b4fw9jk. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.