Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 41 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 41 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska on Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 9:27 PM AKST (06:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 39 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-08 06:27:58 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.447° N, 148.009° 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
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.420 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.615 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.939 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.531 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.15 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.83 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.714 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.528 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.220 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.39 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.630 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.02 km NNW of Healy, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.75 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.79 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.117 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.516 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.512 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.674 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.838 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 1.58 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.627 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.39 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.240 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.15 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.621 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.656 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.561 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 179
  6. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 46
  7. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.620 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 144 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.515 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.376 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.512 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.522 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.618 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.169 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.225 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.624 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 145 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.713 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.713 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ec3esis. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC.