M1.7 earthquake 63 km W of Tyonek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 63 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 1:15 PM AKDT (21:15 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-26 21:15:55 UTC
- Depth
- 114.0 km (70.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.035° N, 152.308° 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
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.543 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.645 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.843 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.713 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.112 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.088 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.715 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.620 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.515 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 114 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.012 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.836 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 120 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.078 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.828 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.511 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.541 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.79 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.916 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.726 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.568 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 129 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 115 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.237 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 89 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.78 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.622 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 105 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.771 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 108 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.555 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.234 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.938 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 85 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.636 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.515 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 1.647 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 88 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.510 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.53 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.332 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.516 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.521 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.921 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.085 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 146 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.288 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 137 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 101 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.045 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.324 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.52 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.95 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 39 · tsunami flag
- 1.94 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
The first 60 of 196.
Before
- 1.751 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.344 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.655 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 110 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.468 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.626 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.932 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.128 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 122 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.014 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.767 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.683 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 143 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.745 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.833 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.746 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.544 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.379 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.578 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
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