Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 48 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska on Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 65 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-20 04:59:52 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.466° N, 157.376° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.848 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.746 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.948 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.864 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.562 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.562 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.571 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.777 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.858 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.758 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.758 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.755 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.762 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.816 km NNE of Huslia, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.462 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.965 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.563 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.569 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.749 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.948 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.049 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.648 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.266 km NNW of Huslia, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.849 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.863 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.947 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.248 km SSW of Shungnak, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.663 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.964 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.261 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.361 km WNW of Huslia, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.863 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.667 km S of Shungnak, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.645 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.641 km NE of Ambler, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away

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