M1.8 earthquake 63 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 63 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 3:53 PM AKDT (23:53 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-17 23:53:35 UTC
- Depth
- 69.1 km (42.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.065° N, 152.868° 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
- 45
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 192 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.51 km N of Seldovia, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.666 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 90 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.232 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.858 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.928 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.640 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.883 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.547 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.646 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.1Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 137 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.737 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.241 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 130 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 48 · tsunami flag
- 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.758 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.663 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.651 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.874 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 68 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.772 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.57 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 97 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.844 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.953 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.553 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.540 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 108 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.025 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 139 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.967 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 98 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.768 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 82 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.857 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.342 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.932 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.642 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.659 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 94 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.641 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.540 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.531 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.781 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.678 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 72 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.149 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.656 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.694 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.757 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 2020 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.356 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.542 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.846 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.474 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.361 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.268 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.665 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.558 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.727 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.545 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
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