Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 3:30 PM AKDT (23:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-08 23:30:02 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.554° N, 151.406° 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 142 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.919 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.737 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.657 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.611 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.736 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1814 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.948 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.850 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.532 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1813 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.950 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.752 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.345 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.729 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.028 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.67 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.065 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.922 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.825 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.658 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.248 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.346 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.618 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.535 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.547 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.731 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.726 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.960 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.611 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.855 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.732 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 4.712 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 221 · tsunami flag
  41. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.310 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.53 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.612 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1807 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.211 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.933 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.811 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1806 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.628 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.611 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.76 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.860 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.717 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.966 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.864 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.66 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.520 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 65 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.621 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.145 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.746 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.718 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.752 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.343 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.335 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.932 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cx3vxai. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.