Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska on Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 12:58 PM AKST (21:58 UTC), 86 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Nov 10, 2021, 12:58 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-10 21:58:49 UTC
Depth: 86.2 km (53.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 59.949° N, 152.164° 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: 135

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021efnlm1p (also filed as us7000ft2t). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:13 PM UTC.