Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 54 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 54 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 3:06 AM AKDT (11:06 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 61 km N of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-29 11:06:13 UTC
Depth
116.2 km (72.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.002° N, 154.337° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ci0rhcm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC.