Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 33 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 3:49 AM AKDT (11:49 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 50 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-14 11:49:32 UTC
Depth
76.7 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.572° N, 152.326° 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
29

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.873 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.950 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.862 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.054 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 152 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.143 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.533 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.576 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.618 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 48 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.543 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 83 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1991 days ago · 75 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.869 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.272 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.857 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.524 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 137 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.364 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.169 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 137 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.538 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 76 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.461 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.513 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.02 km SE of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.569 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.753 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 101 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.850 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.547 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.964 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 97 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.459 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.634 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.565 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.662 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.851 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 101 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.845 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.848 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 70 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 132 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.524 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.548 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.259 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 100 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.957 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 106 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.166 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.441 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.341 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 140 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.040 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 146 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.540 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.460 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.274 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.582 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 99 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.952 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.559 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 99 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.536 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.954 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 123 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.158 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.562 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.360 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.255 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.547 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.062 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away

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