Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 23 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 23 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 7:03 AM AKDT (15:03 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-01 15:03:33 UTC
Depth
52.1 km (32.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.748° N, 150.637° 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
47

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.725 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 62 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.58 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.04 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2002 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.035 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.66 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.545 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.821 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.48 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.67 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.63 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.510 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 68 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1999 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.038 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 92 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.760 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.911 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.527 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.718 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.517 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1995 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.930 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.847 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.641 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.81 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 46 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.620 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.639 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.642 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.49 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.731 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.317 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.735 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.614 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.73 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.914 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.86 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.45 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.923 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.118 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2009 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02146qusot. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.