M1.8 earthquake 134 km N of Ambler, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 134 km N of Ambler, Alaska on Wed, Oct 6, 2021, 9:10 AM AKDT (17:10 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 132 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-06 17:10:47 UTC
- Depth
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 68.285° N, 158.178° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.584 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.0119 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.590 km N of Ambler, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.2111 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.5132 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.0133 km NNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.3127 km NNE of Ambler, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ctp4fy1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:53 PM UTC.