Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Tue, Aug 3, 2021, 9:09 AM AKDT (17:09 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-03 17:09:20 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.828° N, 147.639° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.831 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.416 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.829 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.848 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.454 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.813 km SE of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.08 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.83 km S of Fox, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.017 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.935 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.614 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.85 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.736 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.612 km E of Fox, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 4.99 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1,086
  17. 1.99 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 7
  18. 1.57 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.97 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.68 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.49 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.77 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.56 km WNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.08 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.89 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.99 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.88 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.59 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.910 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 3.18 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.18 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.049 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.518 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.93 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.516 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.815 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.613 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.348 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.955 km NE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.79 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 4.811 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 380
  9. 1.520 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.812 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.6northern Alaska · 1897 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.56 km NNW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.59 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.930 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away

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