Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 81 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 81 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 12:11 AM AKST (09:11 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 40 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 12:11 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-26 09:11:57 UTC
Depth: 127.3 km (79.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 57.861° N, 156.176° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 44

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212mf25xw (also filed as us7000ddun). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:07 AM UTC.