Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km WSW of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Houston, Alaska on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 9:06 AM AKST (18:06 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 18:06:28 UTC
Depth
46.4 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.613° N, 149.929° 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
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.550 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.635 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.537 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.225 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 57 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.85 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.722 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.120 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.59 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 32 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.720 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.526 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.313 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.520 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.513 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.65 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.332 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.624 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.524 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.029 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.610 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.521 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.733 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.65 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.521 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.73 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.022 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.82 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.633 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.852 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.830 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.612 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.814 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.526 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.110 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.534 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.218 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.71 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.57 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.236 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.919 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.852 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.62 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.530 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.010 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2047 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.423 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.914 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.617 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.717 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.613 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.617 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 54
  6. 1.73 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.59 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.811 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.53 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.54 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.68 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.844 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.222 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.620 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.644 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.818 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.518 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.018 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.615 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211nu3n38. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.