M2.4 earthquake 4 km SSW of Venetie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Venetie, Alaska on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 12:34 AM AKST (09:34 UTC), 17 km (10 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
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.039 · 87 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021exn832k (also filed as us7000fvx7). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.