Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 55 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 55 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska on Sat, Oct 16, 2021, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 65 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-17 04:59:36 UTC
Depth
154.4 km (95.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.477° N, 155.801° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 67.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dbol4ty. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.