M3.5 earthquake 56 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 56 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska on Tue, Nov 16, 2021, 2:08 AM AKST (11:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.6	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.046 · 46 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021epeknom (also filed as us7000fujd). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.