Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska on Sun, Mar 14, 2021, 11:37 PM AKDT (07:37 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Happy Valley forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-15 07:37:29 UTC
Depth
59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.898° N, 151.793° 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
49

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. 1.755 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.736 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.741 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.248 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.624 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.355 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 160 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.119 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.94 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.951 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.143 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.727 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 83 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.641 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 155 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.558 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.771 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 129 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.912 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 75 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.648 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.361 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.846 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.948 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 153 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.376 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2020 days ago · 72 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.757 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.512 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.656 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 126 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.51 km N of Seldovia, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.666 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.516 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 60 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.445 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.64 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.232 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.858 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.068 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 95 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.512 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.934 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.862 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 120 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.640 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 66 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.547 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 91 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.421 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.759 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 129 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.638 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.950 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 161 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.842 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.543 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 93 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.860 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.533 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 84 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.627 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.658 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.355 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.768 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.64 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 63 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2024 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.273 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.058 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.937 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 127 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.236 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.540 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213ei5pg6. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.