Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska on Sun, Apr 4, 2021, 3:27 PM AKDT (23:27 UTC), 73 km (46 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M6.1 73 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-04 23:27:59 UTC
Depth
73.4 km (45.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.243° N, 150.096° 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
9

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 161 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.035 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.66 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.533 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.712 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.758 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.48 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.935 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.63 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.510 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.620 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.643 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2005 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.043 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.13 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.038 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.018 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 88 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.53 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.570 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.19 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.666 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.853 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.72 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.628 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.645 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.911 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.056 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.527 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.055 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.718 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.517 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.930 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.970 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.847 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.81 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.558 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.755 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.549 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.943 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.55 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.548 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2008 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.04 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.563 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.02 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.58 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.534 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.725 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.837 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.750 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.843 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.723 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 52 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.620 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away

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