M1.8 earthquake 63 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 63 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Tue, May 4, 2021, 9:12 AM AKDT (17:12 UTC), 78 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-04 17:12:39 UTC
- Depth
- 78.1 km (48.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.400° N, 153.035° 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
- 42
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 197 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.656 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 58 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.249 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 133 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 74 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.365 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 137 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.792 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.842 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 173 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.647 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 104 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.869 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.588 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.781 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.085 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.586 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.745 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.871 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.556 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 147 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.063 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 120 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.536 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.862 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.265 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 95 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.551 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 114 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.350 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.957 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 114 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.559 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 85 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.065 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.563 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.041 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.640 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 136 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 99 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.025 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.837 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 144 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.79 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.049 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.756 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 93 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.961 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 140 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.259 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.545 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 132 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.628 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.463 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.426 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 160 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 83 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.324 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.061 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
- 1.66 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.267 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 111 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.99 km SSE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.245 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.881 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.240 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 149 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.845 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 90 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.066 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.243 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 144 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.852 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 129 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 105 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 157 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.740 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 139 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.162 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 107 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.033 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 154 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
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