Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 9:11 AM AKDT (17:11 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 30 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-04 17:11:47 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.158° N, 143.514° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km NNW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.542 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.225 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.638 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.837 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.9Central Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.619 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.215 km S of Tanacross, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.635 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.721 km ENE of Nabesna, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.430 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.723 km ENE of Paxson, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.823 km SSW of Tanacross, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.87 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.716 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.827 km NE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.531 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.024 km E of Nabesna, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.924 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.921 km NNE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214bqpg81. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.