Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 4:26 PM AKDT (00:26 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 102 km W of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-07 00:26:15 UTC
Depth
60.8 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.185° N, 154.987° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4102 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.4101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1839 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.035 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.7105 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.718 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.779 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.837 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.671 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.754 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.026 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.860 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.995 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.676 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.774 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.462 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.154 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.7118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.394 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.849 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.086 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.646 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.843 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.247 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 45 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.514 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.179 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.075 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.755 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.1101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.869 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.732 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.793 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.920 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.098 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.529 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.586 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.490 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.986 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.81 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.682 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.770 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.5114 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 3.389 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.796 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.629 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.026 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.739 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.782 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 2.465 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  54. 1.932 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 3.184 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.769 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.055 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away
  58. 1.526 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.645 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.127 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.575 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.771 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.661 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.963 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.732 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.5105 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.690 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.776 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.585 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.080 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.8124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.574 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.831 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.798 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.75 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.562 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.643 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.880 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bhgid9z. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.