Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska on Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 2:24 AM AKDT (10:24 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 20 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-15 10:24:53 UTC
Depth
44.3 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.088° N, 150.283° 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
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.730 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.514 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1781 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.15 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.121 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.515 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 34 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.624 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.223 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.415 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 19
  17. 2.76 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.727 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.74 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.62 km NE of Funny River, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.716 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.051 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.516 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.03 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.417 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.511 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.65 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 2.03 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.713 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.115 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  32. 2.346 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.517 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.813 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.024 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.115 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 3.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  38. 1.824 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.82 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.737 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.84 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.516 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.819 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.718 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.03 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.22 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.725 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.57 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.55 km N of Knik, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 3.119 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.614 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.97 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.825 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.532 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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