Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 20 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 20 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska on Sun, Nov 14, 2021, 3:11 AM AKST (12:11 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-14 12:11:51 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.065° N, 146.826° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.15 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.39 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.79 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.838 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.240 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.15 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.663 km NNE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.241 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 179
  8. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 46
  9. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.871 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 11
  15. 1.543 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.6Central Alaska · 1803 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.57 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021em44169 (also filed as us7000fu0y). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.