Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 32 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Fri, Nov 5, 2021, 2:12 PM AKDT (22:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-11-05 22:12:38 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.402° N, 147.517° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
46
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

46 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 179
  2. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.561 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.241 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.420 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.674 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.472 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.531 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.666 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.15 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.83 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.714 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.573 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.963 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.39 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.02 km NNW of Healy, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.856 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.75 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.79 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.512 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.674 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.838 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.240 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.15 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.763 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.621 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.376 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.522 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.169 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.713 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.675 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.713 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.66 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 11
  14. 1.543 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.623 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.6Central Alaska · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.645 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.57 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e7e8fgh (also filed as us7000fruw). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.