M1.7 earthquake 72 km ENE of Ruby, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Ruby, Alaska on Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 11:28 PM AKST (08:28 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 64 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-27 08:28:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.101° N, 154.203° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.464 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.18 km WNW of Ruby, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.981 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.364 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.762 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.661 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.07 km NW of Tanana, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.850 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.151 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f7jtd86. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.