Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 95 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 95 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 3:17 PM AKDT (23:17 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 79 km W of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 23:17:56 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.078° N, 156.040° 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
33

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. 2.179 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.075 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.755 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.1101 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.869 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.482 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.793 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.098 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.586 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.490 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.113 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.986 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.682 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.770 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.5114 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.389 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.796 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 2.4106 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.061 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 139 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 6.9112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 320 · tsunami flag
  25. 4.2115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.9118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.9114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 3.5116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.0117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.0114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.1115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.7Alaska Peninsula · 1808 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.3114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.5115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.4117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.2120 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.9116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.4Alaska Peninsula · 1807 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.5117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.739 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.4115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.6113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.4116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.3117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.3123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.2123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 3.6113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.8113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 2.3113 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.1117 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.782 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.4110 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bwpzmck. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.