Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 57 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 57 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 11:58 AM AKDT (19:58 UTC), 100 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 11:58 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-25 19:58:00 UTC
Depth: 99.7 km (62.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 59.850° N, 152.850° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 80

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021awa0txg (also filed as us7000f3vc). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.