Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 40 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska on Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 11:38 AM AKDT (19:38 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2021-04-26 19:38:13 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.159° N, 148.495° 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
115

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  3. 4.8Southern Alaska · 1985 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.72 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.515 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1981 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1981 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.328 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.98 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.13 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.83 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.753 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.70 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.63 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.912 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.411 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.812 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  51. 1.73 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.66 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.616 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.83 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 22
  59. 2.32 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.08 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.79 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.535 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.939 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 9
  13. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.512 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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