Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 76 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 12:41 AM AKST (09:41 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 12:41 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-25 09:41:00 UTC
Depth: 11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.036° N, 159.423° 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.

Location uncertainty: About 2.8 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast76 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 146.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000g7sh (also filed as ak021f49evbq). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.