Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 44 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 9:04 PM AKDT (05:04 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 32 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 9:04 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-08-25 05:04:43 UTC
Depth: 90.2 km (56.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.344° N, 152.213° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 107

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aw1da8h (also filed as us7000f3i8). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.