Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km S of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km S of Funny River, Alaska on Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 12:20 AM AKDT (08:20 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-17 08:20:24 UTC
Depth
47.5 km (29.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.259° N, 150.769° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.512 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.619 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.77 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.954 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.80 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.247 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.314 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.910 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.326 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.225 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.738 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.044 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.831 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.338 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.116 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.89 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.26 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.215 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.156 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.544 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 31 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.721 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.629 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.520 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.619 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.936 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.710 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.035 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.144 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.56 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.517 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.520 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.27 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.511 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.042 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.611 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.73 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  58. 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 44 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.716 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.923 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.910 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.814 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.114 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.063 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.94 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.95 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 39 · tsunami flag
  20. 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021by4m1g2. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.