Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska on Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 1:04 PM AKDT (21:04 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-27 21:04:20 UTC
Depth
48.4 km (30.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.559° N, 149.983° 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
41

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 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.226 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.721 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.811 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.530 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.630 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.510 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.630 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.525 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.86 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.75 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 38 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 55 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 55 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.92 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.925 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.08 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.628 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.82 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.612 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 44 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.611 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.229 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.727 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.524 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.519 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.58 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.849 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.815 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.511 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.612 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 9
  38. 1.53 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.535 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.38 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.911 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.734 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.822 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.020 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.730 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1782 days ago · 37 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  52. 1.515 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.08 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 163 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.624 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.223 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.415 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 19
  58. 2.76 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
  59. 1.727 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.74 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 2.342 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.631 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1793 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.826 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.020 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 40 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.612 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.629 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.319 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dshr48b. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.