M1.6 earthquake 12 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska on Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 7:56 PM AKDT (03:56 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 41 km NW of Ninilchik, 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
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-22 03:56:55 UTC
- Depth
- 53.3 km (33.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.905° N, 151.160° 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
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.063 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.259 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.114 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
- 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.814 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.923 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.69 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.956 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.963 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 126 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
- 1.619 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.77 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.954 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.245 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.544 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.359 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.640 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.247 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.635 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.314 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.863 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.910 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
- 1.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.659 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.326 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.137 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.918 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.225 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.738 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.754 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.044 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.68 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.831 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.338 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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