Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 43 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 43 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Jun 21, 2017, 4:11 PM AKDT (00:11 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 43 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-22 00:11:09 UTC
Depth
76.2 km (47.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.461° N, 152.665° 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
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.640 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.265 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.147 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3390 days ago · 116 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.551 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 119 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.719 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 107 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.626 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.758 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.719 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.061 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 116 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 108 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.651 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.645 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 122 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.343 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.966 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.633 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 130 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.172 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.760 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.260 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.514 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.662 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.541 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.870 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.629 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.944 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 110 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 155 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.671 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.646 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.591 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.879 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.455 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 153 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 129 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.065 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.949 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3387 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.659 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 102 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.719 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 61 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.659 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 103 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.587 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 3.056 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 122 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.844 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.559 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 92 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.958 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3385 days ago · 150 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3385 days ago · 78 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.639 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 130 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.665 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.715 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.191 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.791 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.857 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.667 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.562 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 104 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.566 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.559 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 97 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.555 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 92 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.747 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 131 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.763 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 128 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.729 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 86 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.645 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 118 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 123 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.358 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 104 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.523 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.222 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 131 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.654 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.666 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 82 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 101 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.752 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 78 km deep · 17 km away

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