Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Mon, May 31, 2021, 6:52 AM AKDT (14:52 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-31 14:52:24 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.797° N, 152.218° 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
55

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 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.64 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.440 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.836 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.721 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.064 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.631 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.572 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 103 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.061 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.943 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 92 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.171 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 130 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.461 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 120 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.272 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 127 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.971 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 120 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.838 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 75 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.257 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 151 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.766 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.760 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.342 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 130 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.717 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.942 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.048 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 102 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.578 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 129 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.85 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.745 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.510 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 140 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.530 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.016 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.737 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.64 km N of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.514 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.842 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 173 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.638 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.524 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.962 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.744 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 89 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.533 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.663 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.942 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.511 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.311 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.862 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.965 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.640 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 136 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.747 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.738 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.69 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.954 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.155 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.019 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 6
  9. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.617 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.832 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 105 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.660 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 86 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 75 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.918 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.611 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away

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