Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 49 km NE of Livengood, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 49 km NE of Livengood, Alaska on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 5:01 AM AKDT (13:01 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23 km NNW of Beaver, 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
2021-04-21 13:01:38 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.793° N, 147.682° 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
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.032 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.917 km WNW of Beaver, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.5Central Alaska · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.346 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.517 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.123 km NNW of Beaver, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.510 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.123 km N of Beaver, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.846 km S of Birch Creek, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.011 km NNE of Minto, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.155 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.055 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.754 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02153segc1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.