Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km SE of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km SE of Badger, Alaska on Sun, May 16, 2021, 8:55 AM AKDT (16:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 51 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-16 16:55:26 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.768° N, 147.460° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.030 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.741 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.5Central Alaska · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.512 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.626 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.528 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.517 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.144 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.110 km SSE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 1942 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.153 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.655 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.633 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.410 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.510 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.722 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.831 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.915 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 3.251 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.428 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.526 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.930 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.59 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.56 km NNW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.015 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.032 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.410 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.717 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.01 km SE of Anderson, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.62 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.935 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.6northern Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.511 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.555 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.332 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.647 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, AK · 1982 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.59 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.53 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021696xz3v. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC.