Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Sat, May 15, 2021, 6:43 AM AKDT (14:43 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-15 14:43:37 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.439° N, 150.127° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.528 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.022 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.79 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.812 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.719 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.73 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.36 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.66 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.616 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.426 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.98 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.517 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.113 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.83 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 22
  23. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.32 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.08 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.612 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.711 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.716 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.515 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.847 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.724 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.50 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 1.517 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.613 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.517 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.96 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.336 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 32 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 2.04 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.530 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.64 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.538 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.621 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.66 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 1.96 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.621 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.714 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1947 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.023 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.94 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.62 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 2.04 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.812 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.517 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.28 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 3.328 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 11
  59. 2.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.935 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 3.315 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.820 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.514 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.912 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.63 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.910 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.918 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.823 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.952 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.116 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.70 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02167i57t4. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.