Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Wed, Jul 28, 2021, 11:33 AM AKDT (19:33 UTC), 82 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-28 19:33:47 UTC
Depth
81.8 km (50.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.840° N, 152.663° 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
27

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1887 days ago · 132 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.651 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 85 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.566 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 97 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.539 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.637 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.517 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.656 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.824 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.133 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.756 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 130 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.059 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 138 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.847 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.741 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.919 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.373 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 133 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 103 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 1.565 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.652 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 137 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.559 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 92 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.727 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 136 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.64 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.668 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 94 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.771 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.654 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 119 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.6Southern Alaska · 1884 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.527 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 3.54 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 25
  30. 1.540 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.547 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 121 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.460 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 99 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.86 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.870 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 108 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 102 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.724 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 3.536 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 81 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.647 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 91 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.662 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 126 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.041 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 83 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.666 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.843 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1881 days ago · 132 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.860 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 102 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.055 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 123 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.652 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.574 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 115 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.551 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 150 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 117 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.539 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 158 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.547 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.44 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.647 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 87 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.635 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 126 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 113 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 3.842 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 184 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.944 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 139 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.437 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.050 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 95 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.550 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.843 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 98 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.638 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.076 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 125 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.676 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 82 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.838 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 86 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.948 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.92 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.13 km ESE of Homer, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 128 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.257 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 128 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 96 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.565 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 110 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.571 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.935 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 128 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219lyty1g. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.