Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 3:49 PM AKDT (23:49 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNE of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 3:49 PM AKDT
UTC: 2021-10-26 23:49:06 UTC
Depth: 38.3 km (23.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.421° N, 149.893° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 120

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 196.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dqvo93f (also filed as us7000fp2l). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.