Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 1:51 AM AKDT (09:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km SW of Salcha, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-25 09:51:48 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.497° 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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.169 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.522 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.376 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 46
  8. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 179
  9. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.241 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.420 km N of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.531 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.622 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.15 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.54 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.39 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.79 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.674 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.838 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 11
  2. 1.543 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.6Central Alaska · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.631 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.610 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.645 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.524 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.011 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.014 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.523 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.114 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.383 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.93 km SSE of Badger, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.965 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.826 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.719 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021doztcv7. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:21 AM UTC.