Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 64 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 64 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Tue, Feb 9, 2021, 8:46 AM AKST (17:46 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 57 km NW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-09 17:46:48 UTC
Depth
119.1 km (74.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.173° N, 152.315° 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
39

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 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.741 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.742 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.673 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 133 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.863 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 104 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.714 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.65 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.549 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 80 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.521 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2053 days ago · 113 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.750 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.637 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.852 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.830 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.766 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.751 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.543 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 69 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.542 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.557 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 104 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.544 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.128 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.534 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.543 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.720 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.71 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.236 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.852 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.019 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.569 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.530 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2048 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.423 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.914 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.720 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.664 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.680 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 154 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.657 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.541 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.65 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.513 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.618 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.768 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 112 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.831 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.815 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.61 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.659 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 117 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.864 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 106 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.655 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 93 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.840 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.626 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 132 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.225 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.537 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.739 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.331 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.950 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.367 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 110 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.221 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.744 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.613 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.941 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.285 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 153 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.937 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.543 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.921 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211ufw7qm. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.