M1.8 earthquake 65 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 65 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska on Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 6:31 AM AKST (15:31 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 45 km N of Rampart, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-21 15:31:14 UTC
- Depth
- 9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.749° N, 151.794° 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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.764 km W of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.445 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.330 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.030 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.871 km SE of New Allakaket, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.666 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.951 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.768 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.477 km SE of New Allakaket, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.012 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 2.466 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.5northern Alaska · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.834 km E of Allakaket, AK · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.767 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.167 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.166 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.98 km SE of Rampart, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.570 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.670 km NNE of Tanana, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212e9282u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC.