M1.5 earthquake 16 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Sep 2, 2021, 5:14 AM AKDT

UTC

2021-09-02 13:14:49 UTC

Depth

44.6 km (27.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.615° N, 150.512° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

34

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast16 kmENE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast75 kmSSW

After

1. 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 8:28 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
2. 1.74 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 4:33 PM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.234 km WNW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 5:38 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.938 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 6:14 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.640 km ESE of Fox River, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 9:24 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.515 km N of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 9:37 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.647 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 12:57 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
8. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 5:31 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
9. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:48 AM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
10. 1.510 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:34 AM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
11. 1.53 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 9:05 AM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.332 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 3:05 PM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
13. 1.64 km SSE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:01 PM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
14. 1.516 km NNW of Sterling, AlaskaSun, Sep 5, 9:13 AM AKDT · 1847 days ago · 52 km deep · 22 km away
15. 2.313 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Sep 5, 9:33 PM AKDT · 1847 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.521 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Sep 5, 10:46 PM AKDT · 1847 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
17. 3.014 km ESE of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Sep 7, 4:57 PM AKDT · 1845 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
18. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Sep 7, 9:17 PM AKDT · 1845 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
19. 1.723 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Sep 8, 10:21 AM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.328 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Sep 8, 6:53 PM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.727 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 6:23 AM AKDT · 1844 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.95 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 7:41 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
23. 3.324 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 9:31 PM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
24. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 5:08 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
25. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 6:52 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.010 km SSE of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 6:59 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.52 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 9:28 AM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
28. 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 9:50 AM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
29. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 11:43 AM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
30. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 2:13 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
31. 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 2:43 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
32. 3.95 km SSW of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 9:58 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 39 · tsunami flag
33. 1.94 km SW of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 10:03 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Sep 11, 5:04 PM AKDT · 1841 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
35. 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Sep 11, 7:14 PM AKDT · 1841 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
36. 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Sep 13, 2:16 AM AKDT · 1840 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away
37. 1.910 km S of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Sep 13, 7:27 PM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
38. 1.716 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Sep 15, 7:34 AM AKDT · 1837 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
39. 2.046 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 4:46 AM AKDT · 1837 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
40. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 5:43 AM AKDT · 1837 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
41. 1.517 km SE of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 7:47 AM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
42. 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 4:37 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
43. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 5:53 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
44. 1.82 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 6:36 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
45. 1.855 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 9:10 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
46. 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 9:32 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 42 km deep · 24 km away
47. 1.627 km S of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 12:20 AM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
48. 2.22 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 3:43 AM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
49. 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 7:21 AM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
50. 1.512 km NNE of Ninilchik, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 8:28 AM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
51. 1.930 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Sep 17, 9:48 PM AKDT · 1835 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
52. 1.619 km NNW of Sterling, AlaskaSat, Sep 18, 5:38 PM AKDT · 1834 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
53. 1.77 km NW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSat, Sep 18, 10:15 PM AKDT · 1834 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
54. 1.527 km NW of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Sep 19, 12:15 AM AKDT · 1834 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
55. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Sep 19, 11:39 AM AKDT · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
56. 1.642 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Sep 20, 11:11 AM AKDT · 1832 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
57. 1.80 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Sep 20, 5:46 PM AKDT · 1832 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
58. 2.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaMon, Sep 20, 11:22 PM AKDT · 1832 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
59. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 1:03 AM AKDT · 1832 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
60. 2.00 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaTue, Sep 21, 4:43 AM AKDT · 1832 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.50 km SSE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 2:36 AM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
2. 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 11:22 PM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.78 km NE of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 10:38 PM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
4. 1.9Southern AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 10:32 PM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.237 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 11:12 AM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.812 km SE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Sep 1, 5:48 AM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.612 km E of Kasilof, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 6:09 PM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
8. 1.916 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 3:56 PM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
9. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 11:59 AM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.77 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 11:28 AM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 10:30 AM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.79 km NW of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 10:22 PM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.715 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 11:24 AM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.29 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 12:28 AM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.511 km ESE of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Aug 29, 11:24 PM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.828 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Aug 29, 4:13 PM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.012 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 7:26 PM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
18. 1.825 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 7:26 PM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.515 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 2:35 PM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 2:29 PM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b9ehrnj. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.