Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 12:48 AM AKST (09:48 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 55 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-26 09:48:24 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.998° N, 146.878° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.759 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.89 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.642 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.88 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.754 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.055 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.155 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.237 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.94 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.19 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.149 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.647 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, AK · 1982 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.332 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.614 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.511 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.919 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.76 km WNW of Fox, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.722 km ENE of Nenana, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.66 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.315 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212mfa0uk (also filed as us7000ddut). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.