Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 9:51 AM AKDT (17:51 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-30 17:51:31 UTC
Depth
75.3 km (46.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.867° N, 151.976° 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
66

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

After

  1. 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.629 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.765 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.660 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.980 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.854 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.858 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.743 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 92 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.149 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.636 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 76 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.624 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 69 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.650 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 97 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.236 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.629 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.073 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 129 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.621 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.831 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 79 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.060 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.526 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.824 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 3.021 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.633 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.049 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.910 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.515 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.531 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.520 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.814 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.54 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 129 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.731 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 125 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.623 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 74 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.57 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 2.03 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.756 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.838 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 3.139 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.55 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.726 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 77 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.953 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.533 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.62 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 56 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.320 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.531 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.540 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.53 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.731 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.659 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.642 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.551 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 150 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.618 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 77 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.932 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 109 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.543 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 138 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.050 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 148 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.342 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away

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