Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 4:04 PM AKST (01:04 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 72 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-02 01:04:58 UTC
Depth
62.9 km (39.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.166° N, 152.384° 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
22

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 151 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.766 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.645 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.735 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 130 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.680 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 56 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.856 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.948 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.149 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.762 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.861 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.519 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 61 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 2.448 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 102 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.736 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.641 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 133 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.954 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.548 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.751 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2055 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.978 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.831 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.615 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.657 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.164 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.69 km NW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.61 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.144 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 4.168 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  53. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.263 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.818 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 2.125 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 2.072 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.316 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 60 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.969 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.858 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.945 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.242 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.253 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.823 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 133 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.934 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.050 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.816 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.79 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.520 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.346 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.364 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 96 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 95 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.841 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.24 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.531 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.639 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211ilcvb0. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.