Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 49 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 12:37 AM AKST (09:37 UTC), 60 km (37 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 09:37:02 UTC
Depth
59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.195° N, 152.730° 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
71

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 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.762 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 111 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.983 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.861 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.168 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.519 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 61 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 2.448 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 132 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 67 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 85 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.736 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.641 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 133 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.954 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.548 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 113 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.751 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2056 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.978 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.831 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 70 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.615 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.538 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 141 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.657 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.164 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 92 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.69 km NW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.61 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.144 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 128 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 4.168 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  40. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.263 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 96 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.818 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.125 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.072 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.316 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.969 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 64 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.858 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 102 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.371 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.521 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.052 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.156 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.862 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 101 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.624 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.263 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.767 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 102 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.981 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.527 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.948 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 65 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.654 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.856 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 56 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.680 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 128 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.817 km ENE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 169 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 133 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 75 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.735 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 126 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.645 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away

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