Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 14 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 8:08 AM AKDT (16:08 UTC), 57 km (36 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M1.8 53 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-14 16:08:06 UTC
Depth
57.3 km (35.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.672° N, 151.974° 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
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 135 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.056 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 137 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.767 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.746 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 168 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.544 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.635 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 76 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.867 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 94 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.766 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.628 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.948 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.551 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.646 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.956 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1793 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 95 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.92 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.768 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.946 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.530 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 143 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.619 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.623 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.930 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.228 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.027 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.937 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.262 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.042 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.934 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.620 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.146 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.061 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 101 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.441 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.140 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.78 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 62 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 2.062 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.859 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.6Southern Alaska · 1788 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.714 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.843 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.09 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.114 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021btaoutd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.