Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 40 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, May 28, 2021, 9:55 AM AKDT (17:55 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-28 17:55:59 UTC
Depth
67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.617° N, 152.478° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
30

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 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.660 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.832 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.617 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 106 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 82 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.019 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.155 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.954 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.69 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.738 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.921 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.14 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.64 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.440 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.836 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.853 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.721 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.064 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.572 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 3.061 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 92 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.171 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.461 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.272 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.971 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.838 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 114 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 2.257 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 151 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.766 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.760 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 82 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.342 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 130 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.717 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.942 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.583 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.048 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.578 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 129 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.85 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.745 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.510 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 140 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.016 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.737 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.64 km N of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.514 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.842 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 173 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.638 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.524 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.329 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 183 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.69 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.642 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 71 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 77 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.723 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.265 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.744 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.510 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.315 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.561 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 142 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.561 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 133 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.457 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.912 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away

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