M3.0 earthquake northern Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in northern Alaska on Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 4:42 PM AKST (01:42 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-01 01:42:58 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 67.586° N, 161.481° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.053 · 46 stations |
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
- 66
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.180 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.964 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.531 km E of Noatak, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.083 km N of Kiana, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.250 km NNW of Kiana, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fe1vtla (also filed as us6000g82k). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.