Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 33 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 7:25 PM AKST (04:25 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 122 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 7:25 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-27 04:25:16 UTC
Depth: 106.3 km (66.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 53.904° N, 165.443° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Stations used: 39

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast34 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 94.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fxef (also filed as ak021f7hf02h). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.