Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km WSW of Healy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Healy, Alaska on Sat, Dec 25, 2021, 8:43 PM AKST (05:43 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 63 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-26 05:43:13 UTC
Depth
115.4 km (71.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.822° N, 149.149° 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

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Stations used
108

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021gjgpcyk (also filed as us6000gfcn). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.