Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 81 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 81 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska on Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 11:46 AM AKST (20:46 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 84 km S of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-11 20:46:46 UTC
Depth
20.6 km (12.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.449° N, 153.188° 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.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.520 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.842 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.43 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.94 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.7121 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.753 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.646 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.17 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.377 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.984 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.455 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.528 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.441 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 1.532 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.6159 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.519 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.618 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.516 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.128 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.162 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.612 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.232 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.711 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.127 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ehagy7n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.