Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 7:25 AM AKST (16:25 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 81 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 7:25 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-24 16:25:56 UTC
Depth: 115.6 km (71.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.937° N, 154.406° 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

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Stations used: 93

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 130.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f2py8u6 (also filed as us7000fwsy). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.