Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Houston, Alaska on Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 12:13 PM AKST (21:13 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 23 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-18 21:13:15 UTC
Depth
31.9 km (19.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.619° N, 149.905° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.923 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.724 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.925 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.533 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1756 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.822 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.58 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.512 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.127 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.032 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.712 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.67 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1752 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.913 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.821 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.624 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 2.227 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.519 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.548 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.59 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.541 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.428 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.910 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.720 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  54. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 53 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.647 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.621 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.645 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away

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