Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 5:32 AM AKDT (13:32 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-28 13:32:37 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.496° N, 147.203° 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
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.815 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.6Central Alaska · 1880 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.51 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.831 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.113 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.848 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.454 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.923 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.813 km SE of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.08 km NE of Badger, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.83 km S of Fox, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.935 km E of Minto, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.614 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.85 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.736 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.913 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.612 km E of Fox, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.517 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.99 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1,086
  21. 1.99 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 7
  22. 1.57 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.97 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.68 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.49 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.77 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.56 km WNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.08 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.89 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.99 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.88 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.59 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.910 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 3.18 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  35. 2.049 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.815 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.348 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.955 km NE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.79 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.811 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 380
  7. 1.520 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.812 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.56 km NNW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.59 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.151 km NE of Big Delta, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.930 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.526 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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