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, Nov 9, 2021, 7:48 AM AKST (16:48 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-09 16:48:33 UTC
Depth
64.2 km (39.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.698° N, 152.038° 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
26

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. 2.139 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 140 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.843 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.968 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.340 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.529 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.822 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.563 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.550 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.665 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.825 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.324 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.650 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 101 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.832 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 4.057 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away · tsunami flag
  22. 1.860 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.855 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.841 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.716 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.854 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 109 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.332 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 148 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.956 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.262 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.662 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.764 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.948 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.612 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.512 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.728 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.848 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.748 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.652 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.717 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 1.569 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.58 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.039 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 149 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.737 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.260 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1780 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.639 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.854 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1779 days ago · 126 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.665 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.149 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.65 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.752 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.641 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.461 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.758 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.639 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.555 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.548 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.614 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 65 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.924 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 67 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.765 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.134 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.754 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.070 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.778 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.750 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.67 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.121 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021edx0x8k. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.