Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 44 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 44 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 12:58 PM AKST (21:58 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 21:58:57 UTC
Depth
83.6 km (51.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.833° N, 152.615° 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
28

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.861 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.168 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 106 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.519 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.448 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.060 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 96 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 132 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 126 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 103 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.331 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 107 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.351 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 159 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 120 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.840 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 98 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.736 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 131 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.641 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 133 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.97 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 3.456 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 11
  27. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 79 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.954 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 100 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.548 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 113 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 101 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.751 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 115 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2063 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.673 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 133 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.821 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.831 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.615 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.538 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 141 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.657 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 75 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.549 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.164 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 92 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.867 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 120 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.69 km NW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.61 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.144 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 93 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.263 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 96 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.829 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.959 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 112 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 1.818 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.125 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 138 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.316 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 125 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.858 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.742 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 104 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 91 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 137 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.762 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.149 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.948 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 125 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.664 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 138 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.634 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.654 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 107 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.856 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 113 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 107 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 106 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 128 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.542 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 98 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211nw743k. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.