Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 4:34 AM AKST (13:34 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 41 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 13:34:22 UTC
Depth
68.3 km (42.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.603° N, 150.828° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.041 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 67 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1748 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 77 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.729 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.924 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.764 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.428 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.910 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.41 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.720 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.13 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.1Southern Alaska · 1747 days ago · 62 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.52 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.647 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 2.224 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 68 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.535 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.726 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.535 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.99 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.48 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.619 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.614 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1743 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.333 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 58 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.828 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.618 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.634 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 71 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.68 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.514 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  41. 3.511 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 227
  42. 1.658 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 132 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.928 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 65 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.612 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.65 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.58 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.635 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.927 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.86 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.519 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.511 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.745 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 15
  55. 1.941 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.529 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.57 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 3.140 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 3.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 63 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.829 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021explrei. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.