Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 12:04 PM AKDT (20:04 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 30 km WNW of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-08 20:04:21 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.620° N, 151.273° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.38 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.723 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.548 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.625 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.123 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.84 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.142 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 95 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.59 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 4.016 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 153
  15. 2.018 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.917 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.55 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.818 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.617 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.530 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.336 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.96 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.721 km W of Willow, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.743 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 101 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.25 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.626 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.819 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.671 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 131 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.348 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 89 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.964 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.123 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 59 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.728 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.61 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.513 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.16 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.635 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.517 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.125 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.551 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 98 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.68 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.510 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.57 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.727 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.96 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.512 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.07 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.924 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.047 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.330 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 3.35 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 99
  59. 1.846 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.624 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.931 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.67 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.34 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.821 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.64 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.932 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.61 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.826 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.758 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.84 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.841 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.228 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.734 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.515 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.322 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.015 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.420 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.669 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away

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