Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 59 km NW of Ambler, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 59 km NW of Ambler, Alaska on Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 9:28 PM AKDT (05:28 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 75 km NW of Ambler, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-12 05:28:49 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
67.510° N, 158.697° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.170 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.649 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.952 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.971 km NE of Kiana, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.771 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.575 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.877 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.7115 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.6115 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.0112 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.7110 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.474 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.8111 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.175 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.076 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.532 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.8111 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.8128 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.645 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.641 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.024 km WNW of Ambler, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214oryo94. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.