Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska on Tue, Apr 6, 2021, 8:09 AM AKDT (16:09 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-06 16:09:31 UTC
Depth
63.9 km (39.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.450° N, 150.955° 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
33

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 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.616 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.63 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.510 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1998 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1998 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.61 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.038 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.85 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.760 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.527 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.718 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1993 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.930 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.724 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.641 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.81 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.816 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.55 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.133 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.621 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.67 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.93 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.512 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.870 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.642 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.57 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.48 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.821 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.545 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.256 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.66 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.035 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 2.09 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2001 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.04 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.58 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away

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