Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska on Sun, Aug 15, 2021, 4:43 AM AKDT (12:43 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 50 km E of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-15 12:43:14 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.614° N, 149.074° 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: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.516 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.433 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.710 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.626 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.543 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.94 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.624 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.613 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.226 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.715 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.50 km SSE of Sterling, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.516 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.313 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.82 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.22 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.619 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.00 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.86 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.128 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.513 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.81 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.912 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.325 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.87 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.923 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.127 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021afme89d. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 12:30 AM UTC.