Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 97 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 97 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 12:50 AM AKDT (08:50 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 61 km N of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-29 08:50:59 UTC
Depth
110.5 km (68.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.399° N, 155.089° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 102.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021chz8pg6. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC.