M2.1 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Fri, Jun 2, 2023, 11:18 PM AKDT (07:18 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 northern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.1	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.045 · 66 stations

15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02372t1c8p (also filed as us7000k61c). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.