Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 10:06 PM AKDT (06:06 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-28 06:06:25 UTC
Depth
51.3 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.919° N, 150.700° 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
43

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.243 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.75 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.720 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.820 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.521 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.99 km SSE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  13. 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.013 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.47 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.511 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.913 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 39 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.712 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.99 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.910 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.820 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.025 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.111 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.79 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.82 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 3.617 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 14
  30. 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.338 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 3.086 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.65 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.718 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 3.216 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.324 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.66 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.87 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.912 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.415 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.515 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 3.315 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.510 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.723 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.520 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.517 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.329 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.69 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.611 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.918 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 53 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.832 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.019 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.613 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.619 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 55 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.524 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.02 km SE of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away

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