Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 16 km NW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Susitna, Alaska on Sat, May 15, 2021, 11:18 PM AKDT (07:18 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-16 07:18:25 UTC
Depth
58.9 km (36.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.666° N, 150.688° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.821 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.528 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.022 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.79 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.812 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.719 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.73 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.36 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 35 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.66 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.616 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.47 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.426 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 58 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.98 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.729 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.517 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.113 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.635 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.8Central Alaska · 1956 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.83 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.411 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.32 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.08 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1955 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.85 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.612 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.711 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.716 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.630 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.847 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.724 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.50 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.610 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.613 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.96 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.336 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.04 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.139 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.530 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.64 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.538 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.621 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.66 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.96 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.621 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.99 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.714 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.546 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1948 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.821 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.023 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.94 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.62 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.04 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1947 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 2.411 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.315 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.523 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 52 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.741 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.514 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.912 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.0Central Alaska · 1964 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.533 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.63 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.918 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.823 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.952 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.116 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.017 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.526 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.70 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.631 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021691d576. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.