Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Apr 26, 2021, 12:05 AM AKDT (08:05 UTC), 56 km (35 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
2021-04-26 08:05:41 UTC
Depth
56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.784° N, 150.769° 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
127

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 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.021 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.79 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.8Southern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
  7. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.72 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.813 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.124 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.69 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.033 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.731 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.328 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.98 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.833 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.335 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.123 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.716 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.632 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.13 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.610 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.546 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.646 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.558 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.542 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.624 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.83 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.718 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.543 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.74 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.543 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.934 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.718 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.820 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.633 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.128 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.519 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.634 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.628 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.961 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.914 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.525 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.67 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.034 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.738 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 105 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.88 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.17 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.843 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.541 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.838 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.944 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.942 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.530 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.816 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 9
  20. 2.716 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4

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