Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska on Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 8:05 AM AKDT (16:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-06 16:05:54 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.155° N, 149.070° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.518 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.63 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.510 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.634 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.047 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.911 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1997 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.81 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.816 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.512 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.321 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.716 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  40. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 9
  41. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.530 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.79 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 4.8Southern Alaska · 1982 days ago · 44 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
  57. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.72 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 50 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.813 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.821 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.66 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.09 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2004 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.04 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.819 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.75 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.71 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away

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