M2.6 earthquake 49 km NW of Rampart, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Rampart, Alaska on Thu, May 20, 2021, 8:38 PM AKDT (04:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.036 · 102 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216h9dvze (also filed as us7000e4yy). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC.