M2.2 earthquake 53 km SW of Hughes, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Hughes, Alaska on Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 5:37 AM AKDT (13:37 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 64 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-22 13:37:07 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.758° N, 155.192° 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
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.364 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.758 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.351 km NW of Hughes, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.816 km NNE of Huslia, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02155g5g82. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC.