Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km SSW of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Hope, Alaska on Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 6:52 AM AKDT (14:52 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-10 14:52:45 UTC
Depth
41.9 km (26.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.847° N, 149.731° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 25
  4. 1.58 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.910 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.716 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.82 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.22 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.930 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.66 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.911 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.98 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.619 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.77 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.80 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.00 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.70 km NNE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.516 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.314 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.27 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.75 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.27 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.86 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.59 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.89 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.511 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.89 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.812 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 3.21 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 18
  43. 2.42 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.76 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.26 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.529 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.522 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.812 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.77 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.17 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.61 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.520 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.825 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.619 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.611 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.013 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.328 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.43 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.723 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.014 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.212 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.313 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.99 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.516 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.15 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 12
  13. 1.53 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bmnm44a. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.