M2.7 earthquake 52 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 52 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska on Sun, May 16, 2021, 12:15 PM AKDT (20:15 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-16 20:15:11 UTC
- Depth
- 105.0 km (65.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.435° N, 152.255° 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
- 22
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 148 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 108 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.82 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.961 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 140 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.79 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.617 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 14
- 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.259 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.98 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.463 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 135 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 74 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.338 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 79 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.65 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.718 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.216 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
- 2.324 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.061 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.87 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.950 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.912 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.457 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.415 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 133 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.561 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 142 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.510 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.744 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.723 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.520 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.517 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.329 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.69 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.329 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 183 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.918 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.285 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 128 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.660 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.862 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 105 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.832 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.767 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
- 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.69 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.738 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 92 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.151 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
- 1.921 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.524 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.81 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 90 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.756 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 87 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.049 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.111 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.837 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 144 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.025 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.315 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.640 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 136 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.563 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 115 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.065 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 132 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.350 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.759 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 104 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.536 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
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