Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 40 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 40 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 9:32 AM AKST (18:32 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 57 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 9:32 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-29 18:32:20 UTC
Depth: 71.7 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.070° N, 148.575° 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: 144

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 144.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fb0v9tv (also filed as us6000g7p6). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.