Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 20 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 20 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 12:07 PM AKDT (20:07 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 46 km W of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-03 20:07:04 UTC
Depth
38.8 km (24.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.640° N, 150.444° 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
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.115 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 43 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.822 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.346 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.813 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.024 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 12
  8. 1.824 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.737 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.84 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.819 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.718 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.03 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.545 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.612 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.512 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.97 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.511 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.65 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.610 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.515 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.620 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.722 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.539 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.56 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.018 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.811 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.641 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.747 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.516 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.730 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.613 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.622 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.942 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.733 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.517 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.56 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.65 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 50 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.628 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.914 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 2.023 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.37 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.86 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.112 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.813 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.338 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.318 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.712 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.645 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e41xpz1. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:11 AM UTC.