Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 5:26 PM AKDT (01:26 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 39 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-15 01:26:57 UTC
Depth
16.4 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.216° N, 145.687° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.58 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.811 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.840 km NNE of Kenny Lake, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.614 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 16
  2. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.551 km NNE of Chitina, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bupenzi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.