Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 32 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, May 18, 2021, 5:21 PM AKDT (01:21 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.7 50 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-19 01:21:43 UTC
Depth
76.7 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.720° N, 152.406° 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

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Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 153 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216dwf9m5. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC.