Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 43 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 4:22 AM AKDT (12:22 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-05 12:22:42 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.653° N, 146.374° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.743 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.614 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 16
  16. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.613 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.58 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.811 km NNW of Glennallen, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 32 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.815 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1865 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021beck2ow. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.