Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 9:46 AM AKDT (17:46 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-15 17:46:02 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.342° N, 150.666° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 53 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.529 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.827 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.823 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.536 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.619 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.615 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.813 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.857 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.75 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.720 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.820 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.521 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 10
  45. 1.718 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.013 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 3.47 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.511 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.913 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.539 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.649 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.523 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.712 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.652 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.619 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.533 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.724 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.547 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.023 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.040 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.839 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.618 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.741 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away

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