Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 58 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 58 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 5:02 AM AKDT (13:02 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 50 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-23 13:02:37 UTC
Depth
91.7 km (57.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.907° N, 152.834° 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
39

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 167 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 103 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.957 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.166 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.539 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 116 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 106 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.846 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 162 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.663 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 86 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 103 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 131 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.559 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 146 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 109 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1986 days ago · 150 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.643 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 145 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.739 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 109 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 122 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.648 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 147 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.747 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 84 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 130 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.567 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.054 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 90 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.247 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 84 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 105 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.857 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.722 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 123 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 109 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 98 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.033 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 154 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 117 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.162 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 107 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.740 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 139 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 157 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.852 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 129 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.75 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.243 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 144 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.066 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.845 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 90 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.240 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 149 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.245 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.782 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.521 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.99 km SSE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.259 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 99 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.548 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 117 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 102 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.524 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 132 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.845 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.851 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 105 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 108 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.662 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 91 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 93 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.565 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 112 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.634 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 130 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.459 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.964 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 97 km deep · 36 km away

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