Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sat, Sep 4, 2021, 7:48 AM AKDT (15:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 27 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-04 15:48:16 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.071° N, 149.110° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.063 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.338 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.520 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.617 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.517 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.531 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.635 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.223 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.427 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  41. 1.526 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.622 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.662 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.810 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.524 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.640 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.516 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.226 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.613 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.845 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.524 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.564 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.94 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.543 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away

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