Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 164 km S of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 164 km S of Atka, Alaska on Sat, Nov 13, 2021, 3:20 AM HAST (13:20 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-13 13:20:11 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
50.726° N, 173.977° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8130 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.5161 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.097 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.568 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.7175 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.9112 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.3107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.6119 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.1113 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.6107 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.0111 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.373 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.9132 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.3161 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.1182 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.4181 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.7186 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.6103 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.2119 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.8199 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.8125 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.1122 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.4103 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.078 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.2122 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.0102 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.8111 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.4112 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.483 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.983 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.097 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.790 km SSW of Atka, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.7108 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.1178 km S of Atka, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.7138 km SE of Atka, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 4.069 km SSE of Atka, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ekh7yo6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC.