Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 60 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 60 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 12:32 AM AKDT (08:32 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M1.9 24 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 12:32 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-09-30 08:32:02 UTC
Depth: 110.5 km (68.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 59.876° N, 152.887° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Stations used: 68

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cjmo2ps (also filed as us6000fqdz). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 7:04 AM UTC.