Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 79 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 79 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 3:56 AM AKST (12:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 145 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 3:56 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-24 12:56:44 UTC
Depth: 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.056° N, 159.359° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 142°
Stations used: 17

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast79 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 148.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000g9f0 (also filed as ak021f2nr4z8). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:52 PM UTC.