Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 14 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 1:56 AM AKDT (09:56 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.2 68 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 09:56:10 UTC
Depth
63.7 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.506° N, 149.840° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.268 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 35 hr ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.054 km E of Chase, Alaska · 35 hr ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.235 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 6 hr ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.363 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 41 hr ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.155 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 42 hr ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.316 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.46 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.932 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.315 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.981 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 4 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.370 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 4 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.969 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 4 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.450 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 4 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.430 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 4 days ago · 87 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 4 days ago · 53 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.839 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.778 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 4 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.032 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 5 days ago · 110 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.853 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 5 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.862 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.327 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 6 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.953 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 6 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ssnpvh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.