Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km SE of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Susitna, Alaska on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 7:47 AM AKDT (15:47 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 46 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 15:47:42 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.451° N, 150.254° 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
48

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.023 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.714 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.134 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.827 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.114 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.56 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 54 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.56 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 3.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.523 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.721 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 2.223 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.37 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.116 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.812 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.545 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.65 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 41 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.87 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.828 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.214 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 2.017 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.223 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.511 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.660 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.516 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.859 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.626 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.520 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.516 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.516 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 53 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.56 km S of Willow, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.519 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 3.49 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  51. 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.560 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.534 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.519 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.519 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.117 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 57 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.744 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.610 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.913 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bwlejs9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:12 AM UTC.