Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 33 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 9:39 AM AKST (18:39 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 29 km E of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 9:39 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-24 18:39:23 UTC
Depth: 109.9 km (68.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.415° N, 165.962° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.11
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 31

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast34 kmNNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fwv1 (also filed as ak021f2r81ls). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.