Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Sat, Jun 5, 2021, 9:42 AM AKDT (17:42 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-05 17:42:50 UTC
Depth
45.5 km (28.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.658° N, 150.384° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.622 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.611 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.717 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.526 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1933 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.832 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.620 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.029 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.943 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.05 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.06 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.05 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.745 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.510 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.224 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.77 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.530 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.118 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.543 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.920 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.513 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.511 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.311 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.823 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.920 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.015 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.62 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.714 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.712 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.611 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.943 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.77 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.86 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.530 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.937 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.213 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.525 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.95 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.621 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.89 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.617 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.614 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.47 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.814 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.814 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.622 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.87 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.811 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.56 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.847 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.720 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 3.94 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 204 · tsunami flag
  59. 2.338 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.54 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.943 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.218 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.846 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.510 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.631 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.721 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.114 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.43 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.75 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.81 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.524 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.738 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.69 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.28 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.62 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.832 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02176a7m96 (also filed as us7000ea29). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC.