Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 45 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Oct 1, 2021, 9:46 PM AKDT (05:46 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 46 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-02 05:46:23 UTC
Depth
78.3 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.964° N, 151.957° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.646 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.277 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.342 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.619 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.342 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.012 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.566 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.619 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.743 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.861 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 115 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.721 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.530 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.523 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 79 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.042 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.441 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.140 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.86 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.881 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 118 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.67 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.714 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.09 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 3.114 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.08 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 3.415 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.628 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.82 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.747 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 1.653 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.186 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 133 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.129 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.623 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.624 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.229 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.473 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 128 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.837 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.727 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.519 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.849 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.911 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.815 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.511 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.220 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.712 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.972 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.53 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.773 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 133 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.742 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.817 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 49 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.539 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cmw1im2. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC.