Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 51 km W of Ferry, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 51 km W of Ferry, Alaska on Sat, May 15, 2021, 7:50 AM AKDT (15:50 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 32 km W of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-15 15:50:26 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.058° N, 150.171° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.611 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.140 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.09 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.748 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.758 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 131 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.631 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.168 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.669 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.742 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.030 km S of Minto, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.063 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.936 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.833 km WNW of Ferry, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.6Central Alaska · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.518 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.846 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.765 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.76 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.642 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.631 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.1Central Alaska · 1945 days ago · 115 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.013 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.260 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.617 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.144 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.567 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.027 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.548 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.540 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.514 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.069 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 125 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.519 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.065 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 130 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.566 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.724 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.410 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.637 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.829 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.825 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.619 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 3.724 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.122 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.651 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.126 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.612 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 4.432 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 80
  53. 3.341 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.526 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.830 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.529 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 129 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.61 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.113 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.817 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.717 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.01 km SE of Anderson, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.067 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.534 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.641 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.562 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.846 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.739 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.62 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.641 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.128 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.667 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.556 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.549 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.773 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.775 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 130 km deep · 91 km away

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