Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 11:16 AM AKDT (19:16 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km WNW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 19:16:25 UTC
Depth
90.2 km (56.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.556° N, 151.259° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.619 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 77 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.538 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.723 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.625 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 81 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.868 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.743 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.123 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.055 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 107 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.59 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.016 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 153
  13. 1.917 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.738 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.96 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.721 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.747 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.743 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 101 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.25 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.819 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.764 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.314 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.037 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.738 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 97 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.635 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.970 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.536 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.517 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.620 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.648 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.644 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.727 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 81 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.836 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 92 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.449 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 125 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.523 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 86 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.648 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 105 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.560 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 135 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.849 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.846 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.624 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.628 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.871 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.149 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.242 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.642 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.222 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.966 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 139 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.549 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.068 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 3.734 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 10
  55. 2.16 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.870 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.840 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.739 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.747 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 1.750 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.544 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.865 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.948 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.229 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.932 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.621 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.826 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 80 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.537 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.228 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.734 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.655 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 122 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.322 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 88 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.920 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 81 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.850 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.363 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 132 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.874 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.722 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 84 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.87 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218ovzb8v. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.