Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km SE of Knik River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Knik River, Alaska on Mon, Nov 29, 2021, 11:29 PM AKST (08:29 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNE of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-30 08:29:37 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.261° N, 148.513° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.010 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.04 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1759 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.813 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.73 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.812 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1755 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.428 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.910 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.534 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1746 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.829 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.514 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  43. 3.511 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 227
  44. 1.810 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.58 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.79 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.741 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.516 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.39 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.421 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.78 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.88 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.627 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1764 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.111 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.68 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1767 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.526 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.832 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.610 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.318 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

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