M1.6 earthquake 53 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 3:42 PM AKDT (23:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 55 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-21 23:42:16 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.902° N, 147.019° 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
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.754 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.055 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.155 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.211 km NW of Central, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.846 km S of Birch Creek, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.123 km N of Beaver, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.149 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.020 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.731 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.917 km WNW of Beaver, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 2.125 km WNW of Beaver, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.854 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.654 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.625 km ENE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.241 km NNE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.7northern Alaska · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
- 1.642 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.759 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.838 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213ooxrq0. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.