M1.7 earthquake 43 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 6:29 AM AKST (15:29 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 41 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-06 15:29:56 UTC
- Depth
- 75.4 km (46.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.032° N, 152.329° 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
- 32
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 147 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.762 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.681 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.029 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.775 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.551 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.765 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.759 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.753 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.831 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.380 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.837 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.05 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.948 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.724 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.841 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 14
- 1.831 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.540 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.763 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.686 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.355 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.533 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.759 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.736 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 71 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.741 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.248 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.727 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.558 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.665 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.268 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.361 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.474 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.846 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.542 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.356 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 2023 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.757 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 99 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.863 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.51 km N of Seldovia, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.666 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.8105 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.64 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.232 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.858 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 101 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.640 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 89 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.883 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.773 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.667 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 101 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.032 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.947 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.754 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.851 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.740 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 76 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.052 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.947 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.929 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.063 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.372 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 55 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4 · tsunami flag
- 1.643 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.733 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
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