M1.6 earthquake 63 km NE of Venetie, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 63 km NE of Venetie, Alaska on Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 7:13 PM AKDT (03:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 27 km ENE of Arctic Village, 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
- 2021-08-10 03:13:11 UTC
- Depth
- 11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 67.364° N, 145.249° 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
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.126 km ENE of Venetie, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Chalkyitsik, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.551 km NNE of Venetie, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.127 km ENE of Arctic Village, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 2.255 km N of Venetie, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a7765mr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.