M1.6 earthquake 13 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Aug 28, 2021, 3:25 AM AKDT

UTC

2021-08-28 11:25:19 UTC

Depth

37.7 km (23.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.588° N, 150.543° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

42

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast13 kmENE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast78 kmSSW

After

1. 1.715 km NW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 7:17 AM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.226 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 1:15 PM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
3. 2.114 km S of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 1:44 PM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
4. 1.620 km SW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 2:06 PM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 2:29 PM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
6. 1.515 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 2:35 PM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.825 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 7:26 PM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.012 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 7:26 PM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
9. 1.828 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Aug 29, 4:13 PM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
10. 1.511 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Aug 29, 11:24 PM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.29 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 12:28 AM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
12. 1.715 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 11:24 AM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.79 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 10:22 PM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 10:30 AM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 11:59 AM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.916 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 3:56 PM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.612 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 6:09 PM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 51 km deep · 39 km away
18. 1.812 km SE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 5:48 AM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
19. 2.237 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 11:12 AM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.9Southern AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 10:32 PM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.78 km NE of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 10:38 PM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 83 km deep · 38 km away
22. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 11:22 PM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
23. 1.50 km SSE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 2:36 AM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
24. 1.516 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 5:14 AM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 45 km deep · 3 km away
25. 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 8:28 AM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
26. 1.74 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 4:33 PM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.234 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 5:38 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
28. 1.938 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 6:14 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
29. 1.640 km ESE of Fox River, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 9:24 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
30. 2.515 km N of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 9:37 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
31. 1.647 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 12:57 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
32. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:31 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:48 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
34. 1.510 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:34 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
35. 1.53 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 9:05 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
36. 2.332 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 3:05 PM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
37. 1.64 km SSE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:01 PM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
38. 1.516 km NNW of Sterling, AlaskaSun, Sep 5, 9:13 AM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
39. 2.313 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Sep 5, 9:33 PM AKDT · 1847 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
40. 2.521 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Sep 5, 10:46 PM AKDT · 1847 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
41. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Sep 7, 9:17 PM AKDT · 1845 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
42. 1.723 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Sep 8, 10:21 AM AKDT · 1845 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
43. 2.328 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Sep 8, 6:53 PM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
44. 1.727 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 6:23 AM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.95 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 7:41 AM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
46. 2.045 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 3:24 PM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
47. 3.324 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 9:31 PM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
48. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 5:08 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
49. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 6:52 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
50. 2.010 km SSE of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 6:59 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
51. 2.52 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 9:28 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
52. 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 9:50 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
53. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 11:43 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
54. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 2:13 PM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
55. 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 2:43 PM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
56. 3.95 km SSW of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 9:58 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 39 · tsunami flag
57. 1.94 km SW of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 10:03 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
58. 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 11, 11:46 AM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
59. 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Sep 11, 5:04 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
60. 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 11, 7:14 PM AKDT · 1841 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.112 km E of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 1:45 AM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
2. 1.713 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Aug 27, 8:44 PM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.843 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Aug 27, 4:54 PM AKDT · 1857 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
4. 1.543 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Aug 26, 8:45 PM AKDT · 1857 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.023 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Aug 26, 4:49 PM AKDT · 1858 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
6. 1.624 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 26, 3:54 AM AKDT · 1858 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaWed, Aug 25, 11:33 AM AKDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
8. 2.344 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Aug 24, 9:04 PM AKDT · 1859 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.97 km ESE of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Aug 24, 7:42 PM AKDT · 1859 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
10. 1.515 km WSW of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Aug 24, 3:24 PM AKDT · 1860 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
11. 1.524 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Aug 24, 10:42 AM AKDT · 1860 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, Aug 23, 1:56 PM AKDT · 1861 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
13. 1.94 km NNW of Sunrise, AlaskaMon, Aug 23, 1:05 PM AKDT · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
14. 1.543 km SSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Aug 23, 2:07 AM AKDT · 1861 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.626 km NNE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 11:19 PM AKDT · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.932 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 8:40 PM AKDT · 1861 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.128 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 2:48 PM AKDT · 1862 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT · 1862 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
19. 1.612 km WNW of Fox River, AlaskaSat, Aug 21, 7:56 PM AKDT · 1862 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.014 km N of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Aug 21, 1:17 PM AKDT · 1863 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b13ogjj. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.