Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 35 km S of Skwentna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 35 km S of Skwentna, Alaska on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 3:20 AM AKDT (11:20 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 19 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-05 11:20:36 UTC
Depth
79.2 km (49.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.671° N, 151.498° 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
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.625 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.857 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1820 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.824 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.35 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.633 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 90 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 99 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.27 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.873 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.550 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.74 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1819 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.563 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.643 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.521 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.26 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 112 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.023 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.714 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.626 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.827 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 95 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.540 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.56 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 3.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.523 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.721 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.223 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.37 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  52. 2.116 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.812 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.545 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.862 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.65 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.55 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.511 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.628 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.854 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 116 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.710 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.013 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.611 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.545 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 136 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.650 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.547 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.924 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.825 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.736 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 80 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.117 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.019 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.61 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.559 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cry2llk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:44 AM UTC.