Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 58 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 58 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska on Wed, May 19, 2021, 2:08 PM AKDT (22:08 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
2021-05-19 22:08:16 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.211° N, 156.706° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.351 km NW of Hughes, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.755 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.762 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.816 km NNE of Huslia, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.462 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.965 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.563 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.569 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.761 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.763 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.3northern Alaska · 1922 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.862 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.267 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.765 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.566 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.558 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.562 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.364 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.669 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.014 km NW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.658 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.563 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.916 km NW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.565 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.863 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.862 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.763 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.768 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.758 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.858 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.777 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.571 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.562 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.562 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.864 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.253 km SW of Hughes, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.948 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.746 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.848 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.548 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

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