Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 7:07 AM AKST (16:07 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 16:07:31 UTC
Depth
55.8 km (34.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.401° N, 150.667° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 74 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.426 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.05 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.950 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.635 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.537 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 98 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.225 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.64 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.85 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.764 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.015 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.741 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.742 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.722 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.120 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.714 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.59 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 32 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.720 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.65 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.526 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.313 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.520 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.513 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.65 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.332 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.624 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.524 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.029 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.610 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.521 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.733 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.65 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 1.521 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.73 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.750 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.022 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.637 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.82 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.633 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.852 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.830 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.766 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.612 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 59 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.751 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.542 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.557 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.526 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 40 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.717 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.744 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.613 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.617 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 54
  6. 1.941 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.73 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.59 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 80 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.811 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.53 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.921 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.68 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.844 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.222 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.620 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.756 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.644 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.818 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.653 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211nswzs3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.