M1.6 earthquake 27 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sun, Oct 3, 2021, 12:00 PM AKDT (20:00 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-03 20:00:26 UTC
- Depth
- 66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.609° N, 152.189° 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
- 39
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 199 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.769 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.537 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 71 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.56 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.640 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.859 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 97 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.742 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.652 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.932 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 2.335 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 68 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 91 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.671 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.343 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 78 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.546 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 110 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.752 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.234 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 138 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.238 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.718 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.246 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.746 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.145 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.621 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 65 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1818 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.051 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.520 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.855 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 106 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.671 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 63 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 135 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.511 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.919 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.437 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 152 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.737 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.657 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.611 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.736 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.951 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.052 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.958 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.144 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.929 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 148 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.950 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 162 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.017 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.035 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.843 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.936 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.945 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.120 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 145 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.678 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.527 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 69 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.265 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 1825 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.070 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
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