Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 87 km W of Petersville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 87 km W of Petersville, Alaska on Tue, Nov 16, 2021, 9:33 AM AKST (18:33 UTC), 144 km (89 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 57 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-16 18:33:15 UTC
Depth
144.0 km (89.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.612° N, 152.438° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.840 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 94 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.634 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.732 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.6Central Alaska · 1777 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.616 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.526 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.67 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.726 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.536 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 4.157 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 11
  13. 1.560 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.757 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 123 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.024 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.748 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.749 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.650 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.833 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.814 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.646 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.556 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.642 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.627 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.650 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.526 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 85 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.128 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.7Central Alaska · 1768 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.546 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.912 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.511 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.556 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.727 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.662 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.620 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.522 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.59 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.567 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.243 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.627 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.724 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.850 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.560 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.855 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.536 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.762 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 117 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.032 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.558 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 97 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.554 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.625 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.138 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 131 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.363 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.748 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.655 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.956 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.236 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.636 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 119 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.528 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.619 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.556 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.712 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.685 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.559 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.735 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.814 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.741 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.033 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021epivyll. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.