Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 9:13 AM AKDT (17:13 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 15 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-05 17:13:39 UTC
Depth
52.3 km (32.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.664° N, 150.908° 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
52

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. 2.215 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.522 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.812 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.156 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.665 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.544 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.067 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 140 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.721 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.629 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.520 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.825 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.619 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.650 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.545 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.611 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.013 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.710 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.756 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.144 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.56 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 30
  27. 1.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.69 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.873 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.517 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.27 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.873 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.042 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.73 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  46. 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 120 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.615 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.01 km N of Funny River, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.531 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.67 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.714 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021befhb2i. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.