Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km ENE of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Houston, Alaska on Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 2:54 PM AKST (23:54 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-09 23:54:16 UTC
Depth
51.5 km (32.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.644° N, 149.757° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.115 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.532 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.517 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.115 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 12
  7. 2.238 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.824 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.82 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.516 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.819 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.646 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.52 km SW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.03 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.22 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.725 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.55 km N of Knik, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.119 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.614 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.97 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.825 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.12 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.532 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.79 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.134 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.419 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.722 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.227 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.717 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.89 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.64 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 32 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.018 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.642 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.716 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.96 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.314 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.130 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.08 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.529 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.67 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1770 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.65 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.626 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.628 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.023 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.37 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.537 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.86 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.017 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.65 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.417 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.932 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.03 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.516 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.823 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.814 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.716 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.74 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.727 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.76 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  14. 3.415 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 19
  15. 2.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.223 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.624 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.08 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 163 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.515 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ee187d8. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.