Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 63 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 63 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska on Fri, Nov 12, 2021, 12:55 AM AKST (09:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 64 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-12 09:55:59 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.445° N, 153.284° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.462 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.772 km ENE of Ruby, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.464 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.558 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.981 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.364 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.962 km WNW of Rampart, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.762 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.661 km WNW of Tanana, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.07 km NW of Tanana, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.850 km SW of Tanana, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.950 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.912 km ENE of Tanana, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.050 km SSW of Hughes, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021eirihhd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.