Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 86 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 86 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 10:22 PM AKST (07:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 44 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-22 07:22:10 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.700° N, 153.746° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 165.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ez9hwtp. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.