Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 47 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 5:07 AM AKST (14:07 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-04 14:07:57 UTC
Depth
66.2 km (41.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.088° N, 152.560° 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
39

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 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.052 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.740 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 76 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.851 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.754 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.646 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.947 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.930 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 129 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.032 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 101 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.667 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.773 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.637 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.743 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 75 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.762 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.681 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.029 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.775 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.551 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.765 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 96 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.759 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.134 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.753 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.64 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.831 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.380 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.837 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.05 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.447 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.948 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.724 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 3.841 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 14
  46. 1.831 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.540 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.236 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.937 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.763 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 108 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.686 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.355 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.533 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.860 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.543 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.86 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.759 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.736 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 71 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.929 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.063 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.372 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
  5. 1.643 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.048 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.733 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.653 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.641 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.661 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.835 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 129 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.644 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 84 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.359 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212wf8k1d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.