Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake northern Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in northern Alaska on Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 12:17 PM AKDT (20:17 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 27 km SW of Beaver, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-26 20:17:24 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.150° N, 148.327° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.027 km SW of Beaver, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 18 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.871 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.514 km NE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.847 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.537 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.529 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.540 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.853 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.654 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.247 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.842 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.933 km SE of Beaver, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.736 km SW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.517 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.514 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.538 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.853 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.537 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dqtp500. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.