Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26 km NE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Sterling, Alaska on Sat, Feb 6, 2021, 4:48 AM AKST (13:48 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-06 13:48:55 UTC
Depth
44.7 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.684° N, 150.381° 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
73

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.331 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.519 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.85 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.626 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.840 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.97 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.015 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 38 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.821 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.714 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.828 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.614 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.531 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.65 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.69 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.65 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.710 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.524 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.65 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.521 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.518 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.82 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.830 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 3.612 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 14
  33. 1.916 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.543 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.110 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.917 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.128 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.720 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.71 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.816 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.914 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.919 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 2.019 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.612 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.010 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.522 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 55 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2045 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.423 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.914 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 2.720 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.76 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.541 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.65 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.318 km N of Hope, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.513 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.819 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.815 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.61 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.617 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.717 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.713 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.613 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.715 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.543 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.629 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.53 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.921 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 56 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.620 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.615 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.56 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.534 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.63 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.528 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211pewvql (also filed as us6000df51). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.