M2.0 earthquake 50 km SSW of Hughes, Alaska
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 50 km SSW of Hughes, Alaska on Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 3:13 AM AKDT (11:13 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 62 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
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-16 11:13:58 UTC
- Depth
- 6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.632° N, 154.704° 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
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.863 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.462 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.025 km N of Ruby, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.772 km ENE of Ruby, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.464 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 1.720 km NNE of Huslia, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.655 km E of Huslia, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.078 km S of Hughes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021da4xz4u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:35 AM UTC.