Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska on Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 11:59 AM AKDT (19:59 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-31 19:59:32 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.230° N, 149.305° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.81 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1850 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.516 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.74 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.515 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.56 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.97 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.510 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.53 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.15 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 12
  18. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.99 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.026 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.519 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.313 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.527 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.69 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.921 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.212 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 3.014 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.316 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.43 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.328 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.52 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.418 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 3.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 25
  41. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.58 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.525 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1837 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.911 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.514 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.82 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.22 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.522 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.930 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.66 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.911 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.98 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.815 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.77 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.015 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.79 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.715 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.29 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.511 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.828 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.825 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.38 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.515 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.613 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.112 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.58 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.829 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b679a53. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.