Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 46 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 7:17 PM AKDT (03:17 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 89 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-15 03:17:35 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.278° N, 156.754° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.671 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.754 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.860 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.074 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.995 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.676 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.774 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.299 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.586 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.892 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.7118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.394 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.856 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 89 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.8109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.086 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.646 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.179 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.075 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.755 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.1101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.482 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.793 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.098 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.586 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.490 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.113 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 118 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.986 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.682 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1822 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.770 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.177 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 121 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 3.389 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.796 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 2.061 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 139 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 3.0114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.782 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.062 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 133 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 2.465 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 3.3115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.1120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.769 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.859 km E of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.572 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.074 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.886 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.888 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.586 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.2109 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.172 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.6106 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.588 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 2.565 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 137 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.3114 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.191 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.980 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.947 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.7105 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1849 days ago · 130 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.296 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.269 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 137 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.664 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.4101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.4102 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.745 km ESE of Port Heiden, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.575 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.771 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.690 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.776 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.585 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.080 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.757 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 157 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.8124 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.574 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.990 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away

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