Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Venetie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Venetie, Alaska on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 8:51 PM AKST (05:51 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 8:51 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-11-28 05:51:51 UTC
Depth: 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 66.968° N, 146.478° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 69

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f95pfpr (also filed as us7000fxmw). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:29 AM UTC.