Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 70 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 70 km NE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 4:27 AM AKDT (12:27 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 39 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-29 12:27:41 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.247° N, 151.141° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km NNE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.816 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.869 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.617 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.741 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.711 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.217 km NW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.818 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.619 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.938 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.561 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.250 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.950 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.836 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.622 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.549 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.865 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.671 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.525 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.152 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 135 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.949 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.950 km S of Tanana, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.622 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 137 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.518 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.569 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.624 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 145 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.946 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 126 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.225 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.821 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.620 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 144 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.666 km ENE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.772 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.028 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.712 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.045 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.861 km N of Lake Minchumina, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.649 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.939 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.563 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.642 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.554 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.857 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.668 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 2.234 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.857 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.848 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.014 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 139 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.221 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.019 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.661 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.564 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.931 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 149 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.534 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.545 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.654 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.815 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.637 km SE of Tanana, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.639 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 121 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.18 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.039 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.518 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.832 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.554 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.235 km SSW of Tanana, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ci1hh2e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.