Alaska earthquakes

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, Nov 13, 2021, 6:22 AM AKST (15:22 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 17 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-13 15:22:03 UTC
Depth
45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.883° N, 151.174° 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
34

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.728 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.652 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.717 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 76 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.260 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1778 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.639 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.610 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.845 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.954 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.620 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.521 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.045 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.138 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 95 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.033 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.667 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.714 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.539 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.56 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.811 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.641 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1773 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.246 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.747 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.528 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.733 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.765 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.842 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.730 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.613 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.144 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.842 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.956 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.622 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 78 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.541 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.733 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.455 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.637 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.843 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.56 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.01 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.529 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.630 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.67 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.87 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.263 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.112 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.813 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.948 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.764 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.662 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.545 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.262 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.956 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.854 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.716 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.718 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.841 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.855 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.860 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.832 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.650 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.024 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ekif8kg. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC.