Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 11:08 AM AKDT (19:08 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km E of Healy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-31 19:08:11 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.415° N, 147.645° 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
123

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.763 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.94 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.19 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.5Central Alaska · 1992 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.56 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.714 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.96 km N of Healy, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.710 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.99 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.332 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.045 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.555 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.610 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.935 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.572 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 193 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.62 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.01 km SE of Anderson, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.717 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.817 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.410 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.032 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.015 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.74 km SE of Badger, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.611 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 3.09 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.872 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.030 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.741 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.161 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.5Central Alaska · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.081 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.76 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.512 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.762 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.626 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.013 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.672 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.914 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.88 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.7Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.525 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.111 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.582 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.022 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.811 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.68 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.614 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.628 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.533 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.821 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.89 km SSE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.720 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.517 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.516 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021455q7ka. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.