Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km NNW of Moose Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Moose Creek, Alaska on Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 1:02 PM AKDT (21:02 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 11 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-14 21:02:57 UTC
Depth
18.1 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.759° N, 147.210° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.520 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.811 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 380
  4. 1.79 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.955 km NE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.348 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.613 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.814 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.815 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.6Central Alaska · 1886 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.51 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.831 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.416 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.848 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.454 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.08 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.83 km S of Fox, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.017 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.935 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.614 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.85 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.736 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.612 km E of Fox, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.151 km NE of Big Delta, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.930 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.526 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.428 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.251 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.915 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.831 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.612 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.722 km W of Ester, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.510 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218yubbvc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC.