M2.7 earthquake 12 km NNE of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Houston, Alaska on Fri, Mar 12, 2021, 2:26 AM AKST (11:26 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

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

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.028 · 172 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02139lv1yl (also filed as us7000dilw). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:21 PM UTC.