Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 6:42 PM AKDT (02:42 UTC), 38 km (23 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-09 02:42:26 UTC
Depth
37.7 km (23.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.424° N, 150.088° 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

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Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.911 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1995 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.930 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.81 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 46 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.816 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.55 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.133 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 47 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.512 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.857 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.133 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.321 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 42 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.233 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.428 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.738 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.716 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  48. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 9
  49. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.530 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.838 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  56. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 5
  57. 1.827 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.823 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.038 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1999 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.510 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.67 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 49 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.824 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.57 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.48 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214jrna6a (also filed as us7000dzsz). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC.