Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 111 km N of Ambler, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 111 km N of Ambler, Alaska on Sat, May 8, 2021, 1:57 PM AKDT (21:57 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.1 75 km NW of Ambler, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-08 21:57:55 UTC
Depth
17.7 km (11.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
68.083° N, 157.847° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.175 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.076 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.532 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.8111 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.8128 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.067 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.474 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.7110 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.0112 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 67 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.6115 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.7115 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.877 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.575 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.771 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.971 km NE of Kiana, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.952 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.170 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.559 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215w1mv0s. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.