Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 6:28 AM AKST (15:28 UTC), 70 km (44 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-01 15:28:47 UTC
Depth
70.3 km (43.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.808° N, 152.137° 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
26

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. 3.354 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.359 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.644 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.77 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.661 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 101 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.755 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.130 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.121 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.641 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.641 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 90 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.864 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.653 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 91 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 126 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.733 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 76 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.048 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 99 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.643 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.929 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.947 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 85 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 131 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.052 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 1.740 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.754 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.819 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.646 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 154 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 121 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.947 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.930 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.032 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.873 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 121 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.667 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.743 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 98 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.957 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 127 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.821 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 88 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.773 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 3.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.055 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.617 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.043 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.050 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.249 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 88 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.153 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.549 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.149 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.670 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.657 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.528 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.855 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away

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