Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 128 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 128 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska on Thu, Jun 3, 2021, 7:26 PM AKDT (03:26 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.7 58 km NNW of Kiana, 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
2021-06-04 03:26:30 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
68.090° N, 159.343° 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
10

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.758 km NNW of Kiana, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.067 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.586 km N of Kiana, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.693 km N of Kiana, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.888 km N of Kiana, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.591 km N of Kiana, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 1.8111 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.532 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.261 km E of Red Dog Mine, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.076 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.175 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.8111 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.474 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.7110 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.0112 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.6115 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.7115 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.877 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.575 km NW of Ambler, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02174e8qbj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.