M1.5 earthquake 12 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 2:32 PM AKDT (22:32 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-17 22:32:04 UTC
- Depth
- 70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.921° N, 151.150° 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
- 58
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.51 km N of Seldovia, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.516 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.445 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.64 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.232 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.512 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.721 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.934 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.862 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.421 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 59 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.656 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.920 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.651 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.543 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.361 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.569 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.613 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 71 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.57 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.714 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.622 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 46 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.527 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.525 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.043 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.847 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.06 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.715 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.01 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.613 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 55 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.465 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.526 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 2008 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.522 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.543 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.932 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.731 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.540 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 2019 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.846 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.912 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.631 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.727 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.143 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.94 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.119 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.624 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.248 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.741 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.86 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.638 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
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