Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 15 km NNE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 7:53 AM AKDT (15:53 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-29 15:53:59 UTC
Depth
14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.004° N, 152.154° 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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.751 km WSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.816 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.869 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.956 km WSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.741 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.711 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.329 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.619 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.938 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.561 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.250 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.950 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.530 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.836 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.622 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.549 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.865 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.671 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.525 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.949 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.950 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.932 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.033 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.536 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.821 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.666 km ENE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.525 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.772 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.028 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.735 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.712 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.639 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.861 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.649 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.634 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.726 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.857 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.943 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.668 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.343 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.234 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.235 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.670 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.848 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.944 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.221 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.661 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.564 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.545 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.654 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.815 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.654 km WSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.132 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.440 km SSW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.518 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.142 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.832 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.736 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.235 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.962 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.541 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.537 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ci3fdvm (also filed as us6000fq55). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.