Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 69 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 69 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 11:10 PM AKDT (07:10 UTC), 79 km (49 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-16 07:10:11 UTC
Depth
79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.164° N, 153.081° 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
64

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 179 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.272 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 67 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.857 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 98 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.524 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 137 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.364 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.538 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.513 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.02 km SE of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.753 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.850 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.580 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.547 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.964 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.634 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 130 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.565 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.662 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.671 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.851 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 101 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.845 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.848 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.524 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 102 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.548 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 117 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.259 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.811 km NNE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 167 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.957 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.166 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 99 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.162 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.539 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.872 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.583 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.677 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 109 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.643 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1985 days ago · 150 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.643 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 145 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.983 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.739 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.672 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 109 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.648 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 147 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.747 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.629 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.567 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 70 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.365 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.687 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.687 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.885 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.885 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1995 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.543 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.776 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.618 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.967 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.571 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.576 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.143 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.873 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 108 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.950 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 120 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.873 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.633 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.441 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.341 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 140 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.040 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 146 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.460 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.274 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away

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