Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km NNE of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Houston, Alaska on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 3:37 AM AKST (12:37 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-08 12:37:31 UTC
Depth
39.1 km (24.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.710° N, 149.768° 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
104

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.623 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.326 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.78 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 41 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.523 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.717 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.929 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.7Central Alaska · 2032 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.951 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.96 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 44 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.833 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.520 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.723 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.02 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.12 km NNE of Knik, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.66 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.026 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.62 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.519 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.631 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.5Central Alaska · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.923 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.111 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.739 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.03 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.045 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.815 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 1.67 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.620 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.67 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.73 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 45 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.65 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.53 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.618 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.848 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2020 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.03 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.05 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.518 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.437 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.665 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 91
  9. 2.011 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.86 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.311 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.612 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 40 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.624 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.42 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.821 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 144 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.52 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.77 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021330dg66. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:52 AM UTC.