Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 5:30 AM AKST (14:30 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 60 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-27 14:30:18 UTC
Depth
56.6 km (35.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.288° N, 151.427° 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
75

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.925 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.657 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.670 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.715 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.549 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.417 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.043 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 82 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.617 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.354 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.823 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.970 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 100 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.77 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.528 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.130 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.121 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.641 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.864 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.67 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 90 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.934 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.531 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.733 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.048 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.929 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.052 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.819 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.646 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 121 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.552 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.873 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.743 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 98 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.228 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.821 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 3.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.055 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.931 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.623 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.626 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.833 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.814 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.521 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.61 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.070 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.521 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.738 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.549 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.80 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.79 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away

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