Earthquake reference
30 km NNE of Kaktovik, Alaska
USGS recorded this 2.1 magnitude event near 30 km NNE of Kaktovik, Alaska at 2026-10-09T16:21:29.841000+00:00. The published hypocentral depth is 4 km and the review status is reviewed. Event parameters can be revised as additional observations are processed. Nearby airports and postal locations on this page are calculated spatial references only; they do not establish administrative jurisdiction, damage, causation or future risk. This record is not an earthquake forecast or emergency alert.
Key facts
- Magnitude
- 2.1
- Magnitude type
- ml
- Occurred at
- 2026-10-09T16:21:29.841000+00:00
- Updated at
- 2026-10-13T05:33:33.218000+00:00
- Review status
- reviewed
- Event type
- earthquake
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Significance
- 68
- Network
- ak
- Latitude
- 70.388
- Longitude
- -143.377
- Depth (km)
- 4
- USGS event page
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026uagwsn
Upstream revision context
USGS event revision
This timeline contains versions captured by DataOfWorld; it is not a complete official revision archive.
| Updated | Status | Payload digest |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13T05:33:33.218000+00:00 | reviewed | b0a9986c8fda |
Associated event IDs: aka2026uagwsn
Field-level provenance
Sources for this profile
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USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
- Applicable date
- 2026-10-09
- Dataset version
- 3cf1423f7d0a
- License
- United States public domain
- Attribution
- U.S. Geological Survey
DataOfWorld deterministic earthquake profile template
- Applicable date
- 2026-10-09
- Dataset version
- earthquake-profile-v1
- License
- Original DataOfWorld text
- Attribution
- DataOfWorld
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