Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km S of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km S of Anchorage, Alaska on Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 6:01 AM AKST (15:01 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 12 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-25 15:01:58 UTC
Depth
32.6 km (20.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.080° N, 149.924° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
50

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. 1.712 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.79 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.713 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.65 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.641 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.04 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.925 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1756 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.97 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.52 km SSE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.910 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  52. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 45 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.521 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 2.510 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1

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