Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 62 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 62 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 10:55 AM AKDT (18:55 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 8 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-29 18:55:45 UTC
Depth
17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.440° N, 150.172° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.620 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.78 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.612 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.821 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.821 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.67 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.625 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.134 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 59 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.650 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.832 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.545 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.612 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.512 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.58 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.620 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.033 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.539 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.246 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.747 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.67 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.856 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.645 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.622 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.78 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.76 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.327 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.619 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.05 km ESE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.720 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.725 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 45 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.541 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.113 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.523 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.512 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.57 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.59 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.511 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.59 km WNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 2.119 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.723 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.917 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.59 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.740 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.627 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.719 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.618 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.951 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.716 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.814 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.35 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.618 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.911 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.017 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.223 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.66 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.611 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.618 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.922 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.850 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.611 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.511 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dvrchvd. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.