M1.6 earthquake 42 km WNW of Central, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Central, Alaska on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 7:34 PM AKST (04:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.
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
- 2021-03-11 04:34:35 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.733° N, 145.638° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Automatic solution, may be revised
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.7northern Alaska · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
- 1.654 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.854 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.653 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.754 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.055 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.155 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.211 km NW of Central, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.846 km S of Birch Creek, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.920 km SSE of Central, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.616 km S of Circle, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.149 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.619 km S of Central, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.119 km SSE of Central, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.647 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, AK · 1982 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 1.918 km NW of Circle, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.759 km SSE of Beaver, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.912 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
- 1.646 km ESE of Central, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.530 km SE of Circle, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.424 km NW of Central, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02137u7e06. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.