Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska on Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 9:58 PM AKST (06:58 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 northern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 06:58:21 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.606° N, 147.172° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.44 km SSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.716 km SSE of Venetie, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.77 km SW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.46 km SW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.3northern Alaska · 1764 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.84 km SW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.65 km SSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.78 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.310 km SW of Venetie, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.540 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.655 km WNW of Beaver, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.66 km W of Venetie, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.629 km SW of Beaver, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.626 km SSE of Venetie, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.537 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.847 km WSW of Venetie, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.514 km NE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.871 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.027 km SW of Beaver, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.9northern Alaska · 1796 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021exlkva9. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.