Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 68 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 68 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska on Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 11:36 AM AKST (20:36 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 72 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-23 20:36:23 UTC
Depth
79.4 km (49.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.357° N, 153.930° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.458 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.944 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.668 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 75 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.653 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.867 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.937 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.189 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.649 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.154 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.033 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.564 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.372 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.538 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.528 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.851 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.565 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 68 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.681 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.775 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.938 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.627 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.059 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 135 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.765 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.380 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.387 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.38 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.434 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.781 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.763 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.686 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.632 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.958 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 70 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.759 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.531 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 151 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.552 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.557 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.545 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.979 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 147 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.268 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 70 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 2.474 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.414 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.542 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.356 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 61 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.970 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.871 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.694 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 88 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.863 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.883 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.057 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 81 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.663 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.874 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.543 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.774 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 141 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.336 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.883 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.967 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.565 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 1.683 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.963 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 134 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.632 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.570 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.443 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.366 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.887 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.646 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.093 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 137 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.143 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.065 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.878 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.660 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.868 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.515 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.579 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.684 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.883 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.654 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212hn56dw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:48 AM UTC.