M2.5 earthquake 37 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska on Tue, Nov 16, 2021, 1:05 AM AKST (10:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 northern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.036 · 104 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021epdyl7d (also filed as us7000fuj4). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:35 PM UTC.