M1.6 earthquake 72 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 72 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 1:26 PM AKDT (21:26 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 28 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-17 21:26:23 UTC
- Depth
- 119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 61.288° N, 152.396° 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
- 44
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 89 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.761 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.80 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.741 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.516 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.314 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.57 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.638 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.526 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.142 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 89 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.225 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.931 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.130 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.642 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.26 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.529 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.641 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.522 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.928 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.840 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 1.824 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.927 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.9107 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.542 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.539 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.665 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 111 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.544 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.067 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 140 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.847 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.559 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.736 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.619 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.924 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 64 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 93 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 136 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.545 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.611 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.854 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.756 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.144 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.135 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.873 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 121 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.075 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 136 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1815 days ago · 120 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.633 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 118 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.237 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 1.855 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.046 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.681 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.716 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.663 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 107 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.119 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.379 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.910 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.272 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.045 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 110 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.645 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.760 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 92 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.674 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 170 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.841 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.066 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 112 km deep · 25 km away
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