Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km WSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Ester, Alaska on Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 12:46 AM AKDT (08:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-09 08:46:55 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.752° N, 148.457° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.011 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.517 km WSW of Livengood, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.515 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.513 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.918 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.118 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.57 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.622 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 137 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.6Central Alaska · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.518 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.623 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.543 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.625 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.66 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.713 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.713 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.624 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 145 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.225 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.522 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.512 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 46
  29. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 179
  30. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.241 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.420 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.939 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.531 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.15 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.83 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.714 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.528 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km NNE of Livengood, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.818 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.114 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.516 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.014 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 139 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.815 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.518 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.049 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.18 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.18 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.910 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.59 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.88 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.039 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.99 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.89 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

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