Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska on Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 7:11 PM AKDT (03:11 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-28 03:11:43 UTC
Depth
56.9 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.487° N, 150.717° 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
86

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 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.566 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.743 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.861 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.721 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.811 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.530 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.523 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.510 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.630 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.525 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.86 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.75 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 38 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.92 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.925 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.08 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.628 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.82 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.612 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.611 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.747 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.229 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.727 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.524 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.519 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.58 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.849 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.815 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.511 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.220 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.612 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 9
  42. 1.53 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.817 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 49 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.539 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.38 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.129 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.911 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.822 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.020 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.730 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1786 days ago · 37 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 1.515 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.841 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.624 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.342 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.631 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1797 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.526 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.826 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.863 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.04 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 49 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.936 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dtum7nc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.