Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 2:33 AM AKDT (10:33 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 32 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-15 10:33:40 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.602° N, 147.809° 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
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.512 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.520 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.516 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.741 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.635 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.614 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.826 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.226 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.630 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.832 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.274 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.535 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.734 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.08 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 163 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.624 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1789 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.823 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.417 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.82 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.0Central Alaska · 1786 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.22 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.532 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.722 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.227 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.823 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.89 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.116 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.114 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.134 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.530 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.815 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.872 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.55 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away

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