M1.6 earthquake 19 km SSE of Ambler, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km SSE of Ambler, Alaska on Sat, Nov 13, 2021, 12:29 PM AKST (21:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 56 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-13 21:29:35 UTC
- Depth
- 7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 66.937° N, 157.615° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.661 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.920 km NNW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.556 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.862 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.162 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.955 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.064 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.267 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.067 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.554 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.960 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.562 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.662 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.759 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.7northern Alaska · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.653 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.355 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.659 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.556 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.061 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.954 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.556 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.054 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.553 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.654 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.756 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.656 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.551 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.252 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.961 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.755 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.053 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.156 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.853 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.953 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.555 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.855 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.555 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.659 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.855 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.260 km SW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.553 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.265 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.951 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.649 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.667 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.757 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.757 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.865 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.354 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.762 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.749 km WNW of Ambler, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.554 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.856 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.254 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
Before
- 1.563 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.818 km SE of Ambler, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.718 km SE of Ambler, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.671 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.555 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.966 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.568 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.655 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.954 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.6northern Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.758 km NNE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.054 km NE of Kobuk, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.7northern Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.558 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
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