Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 18 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 2:33 AM AKDT (10:33 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-12 10:33:43 UTC
Depth
69.9 km (43.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.924° N, 151.308° 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
69

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.84 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 89 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.617 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 85 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.760 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.530 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.336 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 109 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.55 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.671 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.348 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.964 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.123 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 89 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.728 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.014 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.61 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.12 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.955 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.571 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.859 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.16 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.563 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.534 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.036 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.610 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.125 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.551 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.510 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.512 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 4.321 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 58 · tsunami flag
  34. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.621 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.121 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.96 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.219 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.512 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.914 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.117 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.07 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.69 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.924 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.549 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.047 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.522 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.330 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.35 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 99
  52. 1.820 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.14 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.613 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 67 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 2.055 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.44 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.84 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.812 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.018 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.660 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.142 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.617 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.84 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.727 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.861 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.914 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.548 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.723 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.995 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 162 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.616 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1908 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218vcvh9u. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.