Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km E of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km E of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 11:03 AM AKDT (19:03 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 27 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Anchorage forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-12 19:03:38 UTC
Depth
42.2 km (26.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.946° N, 150.417° 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
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.922 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.56 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.540 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.56 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.627 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.721 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.223 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.37 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.812 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.83 km ESE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.545 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.65 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.87 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.828 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.223 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.511 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.516 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.514 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.520 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.516 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.56 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.629 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.534 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.519 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.117 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.744 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.432 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.07 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 3.427 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
  49. 1.628 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.520 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.113 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.82 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.614 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.319 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.612 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.825 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.67 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.531 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.26 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.01 km N of Funny River, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.615 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.42 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.73 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.042 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.74 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.27 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.35 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d3nhvav. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC.