Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 75 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 75 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska on Sat, Nov 13, 2021, 7:36 AM AKST (16:36 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 39 km SSE of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Nov 13, 2021, 7:36 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-13 16:36:15 UTC
Depth: 41.1 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.206° N, 166.762° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 29.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 212°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 22

Nearest places

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

Unalaska, AlaskaPopulation 4,491. Forecast76 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gcl5 (also filed as ak021ekj3pac). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:49 AM UTC.