Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 9:23 PM AKST (06:23 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-02 06:23:51 UTC
Depth
59.5 km (37.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.338° N, 152.278° 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
41

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

After

  1. 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.859 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.048 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.637 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.142 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.265 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.646 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.66 km S of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.047 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.555 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.971 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.847 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.07 km WSW of Fox River, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.967 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.419 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.563 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 96 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.959 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 108 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.958 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.059 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 94 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.936 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 136 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.561 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 94 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.764 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 127 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.923 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.58 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.67 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 60 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.975 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 84 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.822 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2090 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.886 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.719 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.929 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.645 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.650 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 93 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.960 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.811 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.864 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 93 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.540 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 147 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.451 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.04 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 59 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 135 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.852 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.739 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.544 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.710 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 75 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 118 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.247 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.059 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.12 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.144 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.864 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2086 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.927 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.962 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.850 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.564 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.751 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.553 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.833 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 137 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.644 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.548 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.659 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.046 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.661 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.732 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 67 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.912 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.59 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.946 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.637 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 80 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.449 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away

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