Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 24 km S of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 24 km S of Ester, Alaska on Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 1:22 AM AKDT (09:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-12 09:22:57 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.630° N, 148.099° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.357 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 174 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.522 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 173 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.626 km S of Ester, Alaska · 173 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.824 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 172 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.620 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.921 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.621 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.120 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.821 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.919 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.521 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.621 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.521 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.727 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.121 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.520 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 169 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.831 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 169 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.530 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 168 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.79 km N of Fox, Alaska · 167 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.318 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 163 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.514 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 162 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.130 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 162 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.520 km W of Minto, Alaska · 161 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.325 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 157 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.655 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 157 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.037 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 156 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.529 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 155 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.029 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 155 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.820 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 153 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 3.24 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 152 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 21
  31. 2.96 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 152 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.86 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 152 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.35 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 152 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.75 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 152 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.621 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 151 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.821 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 150 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.118 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 147 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.612 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.513 km E of Minto, Alaska · 147 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.731 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 146 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.639 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 146 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.57 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 145 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.925 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 145 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.851 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 145 days ago · 116 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.523 km E of Healy, Alaska · 145 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.540 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 145 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.511 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 144 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.215 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 143 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.521 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 143 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.66 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 143 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.332 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 143 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.731 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 143 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.56 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 137 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.611 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 137 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 137 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  56. 1.537 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 137 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.543 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 137 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.43 km NW of Healy, Alaska · 137 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.623 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 135 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.915 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 134 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.811 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 175 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.618 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.031 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.66 km NNW of Healy, Alaska · 176 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.615 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.525 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.617 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.749 km E of Clear, Alaska · 177 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.828 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 177 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.811 km S of Badger, Alaska · 179 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.017 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 186 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.91 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 186 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.832 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 187 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.638 km E of Minto, Alaska · 187 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.429 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 187 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.938 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 188 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.123 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 190 days ago · 88 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.569 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 190 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.54 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 191 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 191 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026heczzy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.