Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 45 km W of Seward, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 45 km W of Seward, Alaska on Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 8:54 AM AKDT (16:54 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 12 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-19 16:54:12 UTC
Depth
36.4 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.081° N, 150.260° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.66 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.812 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.223 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.718 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.017 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.07 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.427 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.520 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.77 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.628 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.622 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.92 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.619 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.662 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.620 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.810 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.78 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.524 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.67 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.714 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.09 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.114 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.78 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 3.415 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.82 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.623 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.519 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.911 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.612 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.220 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.712 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.53 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.817 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.612 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.58 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.514 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.821 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.821 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.15 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.121 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.625 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.62 km NE of Funny River, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.511 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.115 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.822 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.76 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.611 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.511 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.811 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.211 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.612 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.53 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.310 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 48 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.712 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 221 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.83 km ESE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.618 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.627 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.635 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.922 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021df6rvis. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.