Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 4:13 PM AKDT (00:13 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 4:13 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-06 00:13:55 UTC
Depth: 38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.709° N, 149.626° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 71

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 196.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bfswbi3 (also filed as us7000f8dr). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.