Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 4:13 PM AKST (01:13 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 14 km N of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-08 01:13:13 UTC
Depth
36.8 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.372° N, 150.101° 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: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.023 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 45 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.37 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.537 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.86 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.634 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.735 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.625 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.79 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.629 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.318 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.610 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.611 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1764 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.623 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.628 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.68 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.534 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.814 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.745 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.822 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.111 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 48 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 1.650 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.820 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.531 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1761 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.627 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.88 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.78 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.65 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.027 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.627 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.79 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.840 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.741 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1758 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.713 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.913 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 43 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 1.65 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.641 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.04 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.923 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.517 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.724 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.925 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1756 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.521 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.536 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.51 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 197.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ec0cj09. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:00 AM UTC.