Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 8:28 AM AKDT (16:28 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 8:28 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-11 16:28:28 UTC
Depth: 6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.879° N, 149.267° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -2.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 126

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d1ybk5z (also filed as us6000ftr3). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.