Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 77 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 77 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska on Sat, May 8, 2021, 5:35 AM AKDT (13:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 65 km SSW of Shungnak, 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
2021-05-08 13:35:54 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.001° N, 157.929° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.858 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.758 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.758 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.755 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.762 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.816 km NNE of Huslia, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.462 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.965 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.563 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.569 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.761 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.763 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.3northern Alaska · 1922 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.862 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.267 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.765 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.566 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.558 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.562 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.364 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.669 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.658 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 1.571 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.562 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.562 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.864 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.948 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.746 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.848 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.548 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.749 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.948 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.049 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.648 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.266 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.849 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.863 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.947 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.248 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.663 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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