Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 14 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 2:41 AM AKDT (10:41 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 80 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 2:41 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-31 10:41:00 UTC
Depth: 199.0 km (123.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.569° N, 156.548° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 117

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b61sdba (also filed as us7000f664). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.