Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska on Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 9:06 PM AKDT (05:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 55 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-14 05:06:54 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.235° N, 148.747° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.427 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.614 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.526 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.622 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.810 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.524 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.514 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.15 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.625 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.74 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.545 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.539 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1769 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.246 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.747 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.318 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.645 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.531 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.73 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.517 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.617 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.520 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.77 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d6q968e. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.