M3.4 earthquake 134 km N of Ambler, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 134 km N of Ambler, Alaska on Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 9:58 PM AKDT (05:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-11 05:58:27 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 68.282° N, 158.208° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 3.6 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.055 · 43 stations |
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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.9119 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.8134 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.584 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.0119 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.590 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bo5tt4k (also filed as us7000fa8f). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.