Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 64 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 64 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 6:23 AM AKDT (14:23 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 3 km ENE of Kachemak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-24 14:23:19 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.551° N, 149.990° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.93 km ENE of Kachemak, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.845 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.67 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.03 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.911 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.226 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.640 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.158 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.867 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.063 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.114 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  20. 1.814 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.338 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.116 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.511 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.611 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.850 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.922 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.618 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.66 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.223 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 2.017 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 3.427 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.543 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.612 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.53 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.920 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.710 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.69 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.433 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.516 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.613 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.513 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.325 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.922 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.93 km NNE of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.911 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.113 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.915 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aujay04. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.