M1.7 earthquake 12 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Mon, Jul 5, 2021, 4:40 AM AKDT (12:40 UTC), 68 km (42 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-05 12:40:29 UTC
- Depth
- 67.7 km (42.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.796° N, 152.054° 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
- 60
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 149 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 96 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.641 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.162 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 149 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.828 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 79 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.07 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.90 km WNW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.316 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 127 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.832 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.219 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 66 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.916 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.748 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.148 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.853 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 134 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.818 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.186 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 138 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.011 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 121 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.756 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 120 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.852 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.731 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.339 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.751 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 82 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.472 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 134 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.067 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 141 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.664 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.914 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.526 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.720 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 72 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.758 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 144 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 134 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.849 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.617 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.053 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 95 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.540 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 85 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 70 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.248 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.660 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.55 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 94 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.552 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 133 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1916 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.673 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.55 km NE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.219 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.060 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 139 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.822 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 131 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.18 km ENE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.953 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.047 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 128 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
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