Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 81 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 81 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 6:02 PM AKDT (02:02 UTC), 67 km (42 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-29 02:02:15 UTC
Depth
67.1 km (41.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.965° N, 153.133° 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
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.590 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.551 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.462 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.162 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.740 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 139 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.243 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 144 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.845 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.881 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.245 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.99 km SSE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 111 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.863 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.656 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.965 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.792 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 101 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.647 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.588 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.781 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.085 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.586 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.871 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.063 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 77 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.933 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.536 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.862 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 3.265 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 95 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.658 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 142 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.551 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.350 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.957 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 114 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.559 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.041 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.670 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.79 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.394 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.259 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.545 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.628 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.426 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 160 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.324 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 3.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.568 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 66 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.776 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.874 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.630 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.621 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.970 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.650 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.247 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.088 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.885 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.885 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.687 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.687 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.365 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.567 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.629 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 130 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.672 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.739 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.983 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.643 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away

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