Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 9:02 PM AKDT (05:02 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-18 05:02:43 UTC
Depth
52.9 km (32.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.870° N, 150.341° 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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.64 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.512 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.721 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.421 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.569 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.613 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.714 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.622 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.527 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.043 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.06 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.01 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.613 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.526 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.522 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.932 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.618 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.53 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.812 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.526 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.824 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 3.021 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.910 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.515 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.520 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.814 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.54 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.57 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.03 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.55 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.62 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.320 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.56 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.518 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.78 km N of Port Graham, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.937 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.644 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.029 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.85 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.741 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.618 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.023 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.619 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.51 km N of Seldovia, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.512 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.912 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.631 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.119 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.86 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.627 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.64 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.67 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.724 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.05 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.613 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.835 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.818 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.961 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.823 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.912 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 54 km deep · 25 km away

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