M2.5 earthquake 132 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 132 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 6:35 AM AKST (15:35 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-15 15:35:27 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 68.228° N, 158.675° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.049 · 54 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
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.0133 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.969 km N of Kiana, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.3127 km NNE of Ambler, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.8109 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021entkrrz (also filed as us7000fubp). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.