Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska on Sun, May 9, 2021, 10:34 PM AKDT (06:34 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 15 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-10 06:34:42 UTC
Depth
62.8 km (39.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.487° N, 151.040° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
36

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.961 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.56 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.525 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.034 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.523 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.612 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.70 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.952 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.823 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.918 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.910 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.63 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.533 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 96 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.912 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.514 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.741 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 3.315 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.411 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.816 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.713 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.821 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.528 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.022 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.79 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.812 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.719 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.73 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.36 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.66 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.616 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.426 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.98 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.729 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.517 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.113 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.635 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.8Central Alaska · 1956 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.83 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.32 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.08 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1956 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.612 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.711 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.716 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.649 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.539 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.634 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.519 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.720 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.128 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.013 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.633 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.820 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.718 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.934 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.35 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.74 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.543 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.718 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215z3n3es. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.