Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km W of Cohoe, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km W of Cohoe, Alaska on Sun, May 30, 2021, 6:58 PM AKDT (02:58 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-31 02:58:10 UTC
Depth
91.8 km (57.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.416° N, 151.995° 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
28

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 121 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.666 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.151 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.921 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.524 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 82 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.81 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.64 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 89 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.721 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 71 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.631 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.846 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.567 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.572 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.862 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 101 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.218 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 104 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.943 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.54 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.171 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.624 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.461 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.272 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.971 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.622 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.838 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.257 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 151 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.384 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 151 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.342 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 130 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.717 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.048 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.578 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.526 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.977 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 120 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.832 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.620 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.85 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.943 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 85 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.745 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 74 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 1.510 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 140 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.77 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.530 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 76 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.588 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.737 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.64 km N of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.842 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 173 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.987 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 167 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.744 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 92 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.533 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.942 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.650 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.511 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 54 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.311 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 120 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.69 km WSW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.767 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 130 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.832 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 57 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 105 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.862 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.285 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 128 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.918 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.611 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 93 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.69 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.329 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away

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