Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 48 km S of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 48 km S of Tonsina, Alaska on Sat, May 29, 2021, 10:58 PM AKDT (06:58 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 18 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-30 06:58:45 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.224° N, 145.305° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.843 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 22
  4. 1.610 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.512 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.742 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.513 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.146 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.629 km E of Silver Springs, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.519 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.248 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.536 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.840 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.232 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.834 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.740 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.945 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.843 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.841 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.828 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 3.133 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.840 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.520 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.630 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.566 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.833 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.630 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.636 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.045 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216w6j6rp. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.