Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 14 km W of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 14 km W of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 7:22 PM AKDT (03:22 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 29 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-27 03:22:06 UTC
Depth
20.1 km (12.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.938° N, 150.959° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.612 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.53 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.04 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.863 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.58 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.628 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.646 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1793 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.342 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.622 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.342 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.012 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.566 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.619 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.861 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.721 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.530 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.523 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.525 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.620 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.810 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.441 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.140 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.86 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.524 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.67 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.75 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.92 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.09 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 3.114 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.08 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 3.415 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.628 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.82 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.612 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.747 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cel0q9v. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.