Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 57 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 57 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska on Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 2:35 AM AKDT (10:35 UTC), 104 km (65 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km WNW of Willow, 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
2021-06-30 10:35:25 UTC
Depth
103.9 km (64.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.397° N, 152.066° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 153.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218bifpgc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.