M2.2 earthquake 53 km E of Juneau, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 53 km E of Juneau, Alaska on Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 9:32 AM AKST (18:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 79 km NNE of Hobart Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-08 18:32:47 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 58.357° N, 133.512° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.5 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.077 · 30 stations |
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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.157 km NNE of Juneau, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.779 km NNE of Hobart Bay, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ecal1fr (also filed as us7000fsfw). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.