Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 10:20 PM AKDT (06:20 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 51 km W of Tonsina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-09 06:20:13 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.598° N, 147.630° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.140 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.639 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.624 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.750 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.150 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.049 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.630 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.840 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.923 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.648 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.651 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.023 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.257 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.119 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.832 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.719 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1893 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.625 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.149 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.670 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.569 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.613 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.614 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.08 km SSE of Wasilla, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.752 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.722 km NE of Chickaloon, AK · 1890 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.757 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.849 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 3.335 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 3.551 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.86 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  47. 2.127 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.153 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.561 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.871 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.973 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.972 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.569 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 3.133 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.042 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.937 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.661 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.621 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.711 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.828 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.769 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.571 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.841 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.843 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.651 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.451 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218qbsurc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.