Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska on Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 6:02 AM AKDT (14:02 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-23 14:02:47 UTC
Depth
35.6 km (22.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.541° N, 149.733° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.824 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.79 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 4.8Southern Alaska · 1983 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.72 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.813 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.515 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.328 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.98 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.833 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.335 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.123 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.13 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.83 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.031 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.718 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.74 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 3.030 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.035 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.548 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.820 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.128 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.519 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.540 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.628 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.525 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 34 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.70 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.116 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.838 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.530 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 9
  11. 2.716 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.738 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.428 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.233 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.321 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.133 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215742taf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:10 AM UTC.