Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 5 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Mon, May 31, 2021, 10:35 PM AKDT (06:35 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-01 06:35:11 UTC
Depth
34.8 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.351° N, 150.081° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.93 km ENE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 12
  3. 1.81 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.720 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.114 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.510 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 36 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.521 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.218 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.519 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.817 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.238 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.449 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.88 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.54 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.826 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.624 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.622 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.528 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.826 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.611 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.120 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1938 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.832 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.912 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  28. 2.029 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.05 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.06 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.05 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.58 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.224 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.77 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.118 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.431 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.920 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.634 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.513 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.723 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 3.014 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 7
  43. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1934 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.523 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.823 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.621 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.946 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.716 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.511 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 2.68 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.636 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.920 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.015 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.611 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.622 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.38 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.62 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.714 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.416 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 1.81 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.56 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.431 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.632 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.328 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 11
  7. 2.28 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.517 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.812 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.04 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.62 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.94 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.023 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1949 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.714 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.621 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.96 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.66 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216zhgvk7 (also filed as us6000egi8). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.