Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 35 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 8:53 PM AKDT (04:53 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 78 km S of Hughes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-03 04:53:19 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.861° N, 152.265° 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

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Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.565 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.665 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.637 km SE of Tanana, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.078 km S of Hughes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.766 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.661 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.670 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.315 km NNE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.681 km ESE of Ruby, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.869 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.741 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.217 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.561 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.912 km ENE of Tanana, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.865 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.671 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.950 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.518 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.862 km N of Tanana, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.565 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.945 km NW of Tanana, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.868 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.638 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.525 km SSE of Tanana, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bawwidy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:16 AM UTC.