Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 38 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 3:19 PM AKST (00:19 UTC), 80 km (50 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-12 00:19:03 UTC
Depth
79.9 km (49.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.014° N, 151.841° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.710 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.524 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.742 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.521 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.521 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2051 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.518 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.750 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.637 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.852 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.830 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.766 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.650 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.612 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.612 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 14
  22. 1.751 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.543 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 112 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.542 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.557 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 104 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.544 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.110 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.145 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.917 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.128 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.534 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.543 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.720 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.71 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 63 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 2.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.236 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.919 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.852 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 98 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.019 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.569 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.530 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.010 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.530 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.522 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2046 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.423 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.914 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.720 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.664 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.541 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.680 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 154 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.541 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.840 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.65 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.513 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.549 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.65 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.824 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.614 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.714 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.821 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.863 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 104 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.673 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 133 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.742 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.741 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.764 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 119 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.456 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  14. 1.97 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.840 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.626 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 132 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.225 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.537 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.331 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211z48045. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.