M5.3 earthquake 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

Magnitude

5.3 (mww), moderate

Local time

Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 9:59 AM AKST

UTC

2021-02-27 18:59:25 UTC

Depth

46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.319° N, 149.933° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

340

• Point MacKenzie, AlaskaPopulation 529. Forecast5 kmSSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast11 kmN

After

1. 2.618 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaSat, Feb 27, 6:36 PM AKST · 2038 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
2. 2.417 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSun, Feb 28, 8:07 PM AKST · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
3. 2.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaTue, Mar 2, 11:22 AM AKST · 2035 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 7
4. 2.821 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Mar 4, 1:04 AM AKST · 2034 days ago · 144 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.42 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaThu, Mar 4, 1:12 AM AKST · 2034 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
6. 2.320 km SW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Mar 6, 1:45 PM AKST · 2031 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
7. 3.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Mar 6, 11:42 PM AKST · 2031 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 91
8. 2.437 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Mar 7, 4:10 AM AKST · 2031 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.39 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaMon, Mar 8, 3:37 AM AKST · 2030 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
10. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, AlaskaFri, Mar 12, 2:26 AM AKST · 2026 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.739 km NW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Mar 17, 6:20 AM AKDT · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
12. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Mar 18, 10:34 AM AKDT · 2019 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
13. 2.513 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Mar 20, 6:31 AM AKDT · 2018 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Mar 22, 3:31 PM AKDT · 2015 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.45 km SSE of Willow, AlaskaSun, Mar 28, 10:52 PM AKDT · 2009 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.63 km SSE of Big Lake, AlaskaWed, Mar 31, 7:01 PM AKDT · 2006 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
17. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, AlaskaThu, Apr 1, 6:41 PM AKDT · 2005 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
18. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Apr 2, 8:40 PM AKDT · 2004 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
19. 3.035 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Apr 4, 7:48 PM AKDT · 2002 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
20. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Apr 8, 6:17 AM AKDT · 1999 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
21. 2.621 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Apr 15, 6:53 AM AKDT · 1992 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
22. 2.321 km SSE of Susitna North, AlaskaSun, Apr 18, 3:08 AM AKDT · 1989 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.716 km N of Willow, AlaskaMon, Apr 19, 11:27 AM AKDT · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
24. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Apr 19, 12:06 PM AKDT · 1987 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 9
25. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Apr 22, 10:03 AM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
26. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, AlaskaThu, Apr 22, 5:52 PM AKDT · 1984 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
27. 4.8Southern AlaskaTue, Apr 27, 9:54 AM AKDT · 1979 days ago · 44 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag

Before

1. 2.37 km NNW of Knik, AlaskaSat, Feb 27, 7:54 AM AKST · 2038 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.819 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaTue, Feb 23, 11:36 AM AKST · 2042 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.318 km N of Hope, AlaskaSat, Feb 20, 8:03 PM AKST · 2045 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.720 km E of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Feb 19, 5:50 PM AKST · 2046 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.423 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Feb 19, 9:15 AM AKST · 2046 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.647 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Feb 17, 11:31 AM AKST · 2048 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
7. 2.313 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaWed, Feb 10, 10:53 PM AKST · 2055 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
8. 2.59 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, AlaskaWed, Feb 10, 10:34 AM AKST · 2055 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
9. 3.120 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaWed, Feb 10, 4:31 AM AKST · 2056 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.426 km NE of Sterling, AlaskaSat, Feb 6, 4:48 AM AKST · 2060 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
11. 3.617 km ESE of Susitna North, AlaskaWed, Feb 3, 10:06 AM AKST · 2062 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 54
12. 2.44 km E of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jan 29, 4:02 PM AKST · 2067 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
13. 2.540 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Jan 28, 10:58 PM AKST · 2068 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.96 km W of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Jan 28, 9:31 PM AKST · 2068 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
15. 2.920 km E of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Jan 28, 8:18 PM AKST · 2068 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
16. 3.22 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Jan 28, 5:47 PM AKST · 2068 days ago · 49 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 70
17. 3.525 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 28, 1:42 PM AKST · 2068 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212o88mqd (also filed as iscgem619876632). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.