Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 3:25 AM AKST (12:25 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-02 12:25:59 UTC
Depth
42.8 km (26.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.438° N, 150.116° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 136 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.721 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.61 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.834 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 189 · tsunami flag
  7. 2.421 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.512 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.77 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.52 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.821 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 144 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.42 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.624 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.612 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.311 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.320 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.86 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.011 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 3.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 91
  23. 2.437 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.89 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.518 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.05 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.543 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.03 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.39 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.78 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.717 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.931 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.743 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.846 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.032 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.818 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.96 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 2.712 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.711 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.68 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.833 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.520 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.651 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.723 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.02 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.87 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.711 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.050 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.516 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.89 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.123 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.728 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.50 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.76 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 40 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.638 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.028 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.541 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.925 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.618 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.730 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.715 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.64 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.73 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212t32usw (also filed as us7000deun). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.