Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska on Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 2:09 PM AKDT (22:09 UTC), 71 km (44 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
2021-09-02 22:09:36 UTC
Depth
71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.925° N, 151.852° 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
30

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b9jtkjo. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.