Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 66 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 5:23 AM AKDT (13:23 UTC), 103 km (64 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-12 13:23:56 UTC
Depth
103.4 km (64.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.008° N, 152.923° 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
29

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.569 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 110 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.760 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.556 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 136 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.563 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 134 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.672 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.79 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 179 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.620 km NNE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 192 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.52 km SW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 135 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.952 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 98 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.038 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.050 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 106 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.555 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 88 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.042 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 140 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.149 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 115 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 124 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.164 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.014 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 102 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.53 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.7Southern Alaska · 1900 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.641 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.546 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 132 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.955 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.571 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.642 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.859 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 105 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.673 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.580 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 154 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.563 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.060 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 94 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.534 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 78 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.534 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 140 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.036 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.630 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.565 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 103 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.163 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 104 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1898 days ago · 88 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 1.925 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.620 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1898 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 96 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 138 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 127 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.858 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.671 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 118 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 1.842 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.652 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 99 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.03 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 4.321 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 58 · tsunami flag
  57. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.621 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.121 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.046 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 109 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 114 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 107 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 94 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.660 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.248 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.540 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.053 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 89 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.617 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.849 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 109 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 134 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 144 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.758 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 84 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 122 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.720 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.526 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away

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