M2.3 earthquake northern Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in northern Alaska on Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 4:42 AM AKDT (12:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.9 67 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02189w4r69. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.