Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 66 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 11:04 AM AKDT (19:04 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-23 19:04:45 UTC
Depth
120.0 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.259° N, 152.312° 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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.87 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.811 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.847 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.720 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.338 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.718 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.656 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 97 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.038 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 108 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.834 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.557 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 100 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.615 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.62 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.962 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.1Central Alaska · 1914 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.843 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.524 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.78 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 4.325 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 86 · tsunami flag
  23. 1.881 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.340 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.770 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.558 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.936 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 2.321 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.916 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.669 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.765 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.734 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.841 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.758 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 90 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.832 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.932 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.821 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 3.186 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 138 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.931 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1905 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.616 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.995 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 162 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.723 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.548 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.861 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.142 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.660 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.018 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.818 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.617 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.766 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.614 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.839 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.920 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 115 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.741 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.850 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 101 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.535 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.530 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.631 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.943 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.611 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.994 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.957 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.714 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 56 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.62 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.357 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 115 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021802ukse. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.