Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 52 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska on Sat, Sep 11, 2021, 12:21 AM AKDT (08:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 54 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-11 08:21:03 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
67.269° N, 156.121° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.454 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.559 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.153 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.9119 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.558 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.858 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.259 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.558 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.656 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.855 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.955 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.356 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.654 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.558 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.893 km NW of Alatna, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.4northern Alaska · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.654 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.953 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.954 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.059 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.755 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.584 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.7northern Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.054 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.758 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.6northern Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.954 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 1.891 km NW of Alatna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.568 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.590 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.555 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 1.555 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.953 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.556 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.555 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.934 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bo7e4jr. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.