M2.6 earthquake 38 km SE of McGrath, Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 38 km SE of McGrath, Alaska on Tue, Sep 28, 2021, 12:45 PM AKDT (20:45 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-28 20:45:08 UTC
- Depth
- 1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.691° N, 155.110° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Automatic solution, may be revised
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.028 · 170 stations |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cgitdu4 (also filed as us6000fpw9). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.