Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 47 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 9:48 AM AKDT (17:48 UTC), 84 km (52 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-27 17:48:13 UTC
Depth
83.7 km (52.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.922° N, 152.633° 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
53

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. 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 130 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.567 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.054 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 90 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.247 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 84 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 105 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.857 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.722 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 123 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 109 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.033 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 154 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 117 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.162 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 107 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.740 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 139 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 157 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.852 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.75 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.720 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.243 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 144 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.066 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 97 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.845 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 90 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.240 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 149 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.245 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.782 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.820 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.521 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.99 km SSE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.267 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 108 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.863 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
  40. 1.656 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.249 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 101 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 133 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.365 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 137 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 3.47 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.511 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.913 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 99 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.842 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 173 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.664 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.647 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 104 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.869 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 102 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.712 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.652 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.745 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 93 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.99 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.648 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 147 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.739 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.643 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 145 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1979 days ago · 150 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 109 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.559 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 146 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 131 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 103 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.663 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 128 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.846 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 162 km deep · 50 km away

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