Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska on Wed, Apr 21, 2021, 1:49 PM AKDT (21:49 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-21 21:49:29 UTC
Depth
46.3 km (28.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.551° N, 151.113° 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
106

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 151 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 55 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.529 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.827 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.823 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 49 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.536 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.619 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.054 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.615 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.813 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.124 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.555 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.857 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.75 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.720 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.123 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.782 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.820 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 79 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.521 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 10
  49. 1.718 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.013 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 3.47 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.511 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.913 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.539 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.459 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.669 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.684 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 134 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.619 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.133 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.533 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02153xg6to (also filed as us6000e3i7). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.