Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 8:39 PM AKDT (04:39 UTC), 70 km (44 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-29 04:39:08 UTC
Depth
70.2 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.188° N, 152.130° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 98 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.462 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.162 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.243 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.75 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.243 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 144 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.845 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.881 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.245 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.99 km SSE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.863 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 78 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 10
  21. 1.656 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.249 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.965 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.647 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.712 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.781 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.085 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.586 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.99 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.871 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.063 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.862 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 3.265 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.551 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.350 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.957 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.559 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.041 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.025 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.79 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.049 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.259 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.545 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.628 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.324 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 3.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.66 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.568 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.87 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.776 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.581 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.247 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.567 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.629 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 51 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.747 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.643 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.677 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.872 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.166 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 99 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.957 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 100 km deep · 69 km away

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