Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Mar 1, 2021, 2:22 AM AKST (11:22 UTC), 62 km (38 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
2021-03-01 11:22:19 UTC
Depth
61.7 km (38.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.493° N, 152.062° 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
34

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.354 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.359 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.644 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.661 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.755 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.121 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.641 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.641 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 90 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.864 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.856 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.653 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 131 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.733 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.048 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.643 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 4.372 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  29. 2.063 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.929 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.947 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 85 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 131 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.052 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.740 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.754 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.646 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.947 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.930 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.032 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.873 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.667 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.957 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.821 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.773 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 88 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 3.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 94 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 132 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.743 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.569 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.043 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.764 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.050 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.249 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.153 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.149 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.670 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.657 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.642 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.528 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 108 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.855 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 118 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.96 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.854 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 135 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.931 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212rexcjy. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:13 PM UTC.