Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 5:19 PM AKST (02:19 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 41 km WNW of Nanwalek, 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
2021-02-16 02:19:59 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.582° N, 151.301° 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
50

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.535 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.643 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.535 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.64 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.642 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.145 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.636 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.651 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.128 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.917 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.543 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.816 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 58 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.732 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.914 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.531 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.546 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.533 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.826 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.022 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.68 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.650 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.530 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.123 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.056 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.043 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.964 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.541 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.840 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.921 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.721 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.165 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.729 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2048 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.520 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.826 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.856 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.936 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.610 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.827 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.844 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.79 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.540 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.916 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.041 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.527 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.612 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 14
  6. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.518 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.624 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.052 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.521 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.742 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.316 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.710 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.125 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.818 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.959 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.829 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.263 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.61 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away

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