M2.8 earthquake 97 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 97 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 5:36 PM AKST (02:36 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.105 · 12 stations
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 129.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000gela (also filed as ak021gmpyb0m). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.