Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 71 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 71 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 7:18 PM AKDT (03:18 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 54 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Naknek forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-15 03:18:45 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.121° N, 156.467° 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: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.754 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.860 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.074 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.995 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.676 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.774 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.299 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.586 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.892 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.154 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.7118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.394 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.856 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 89 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.8109 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 59 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.086 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.646 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.247 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.179 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.075 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.755 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.1101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.869 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.482 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.793 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.098 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.586 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.490 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 3.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.113 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.986 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.682 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.770 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.5114 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 3.389 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.796 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.061 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 139 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 6.9112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 320 · tsunami flag
  41. 4.2115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 3.5116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 3.0117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.0114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1807 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.4117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.2120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.9116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1807 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021buqjstp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC.