Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 46 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 46 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 12:42 PM AKST (21:42 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 26 km W 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
2019-12-01 21:42:34 UTC
Depth
71.9 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.371° N, 152.732° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
61

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.255 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.950 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 64 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.859 km WNW of Happy Valley, AK · 2495 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.062 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.89 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 49 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.735 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.57 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.650 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2494 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.056 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.945 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 68 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.963 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.75 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.717 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.732 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 130 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.049 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.663 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.060 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.738 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.972 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 3.160 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.063 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.328 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.734 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 80 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.052 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.65 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 51 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.528 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.280 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 2.967 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 112 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.653 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 157 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 91 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.144 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.834 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.621 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.849 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.941 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.957 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.430 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.146 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.790 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.358 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.444 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 162 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.748 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.728 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.838 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 145 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.043 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.130 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 121 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.634 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.840 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 97 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.820 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.13 km W of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.867 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 96 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.218 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.930 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 161 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.839 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.976 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.556 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 88 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 42 · tsunami flag
  5. 1.535 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.58 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.050 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 121 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.858 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.341 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.627 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.956 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.57 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.258 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.050 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 129 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.65 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.055 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.073 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away

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