M1.6 earthquake 14 km SE of Venetie, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Venetie, Alaska on Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 7:03 PM AKDT (03:03 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 24 km N of Beaver, 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
- 2021-07-21 03:03:21 UTC
- Depth
- 12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 66.929° N, 146.177° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.346 km NNW of Beaver, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.245 km NNW of Beaver, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.838 km E of Venetie, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.824 km N of Beaver, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.663 km NE of Venetie, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.126 km ENE of Venetie, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Chalkyitsik, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.551 km NNE of Venetie, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.420 km ESE of Beaver, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219a4d2pg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.