Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, May 19, 2021, 9:34 AM AKDT (17:34 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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
2021-05-19 17:34:18 UTC
Depth
75.3 km (46.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.429° N, 152.409° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
16

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 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.463 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 135 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.426 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 160 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.324 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.061 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.649 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.66 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.568 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 87 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.87 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.776 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.950 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.630 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 65 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.621 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.970 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.457 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 133 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.561 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.561 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 142 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 3.315 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.744 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.265 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.723 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 77 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.642 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 100 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.329 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 183 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.660 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.617 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 64 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 3.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 82 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  40. 2.019 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.155 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 1.954 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 83 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.921 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.14 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.64 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.440 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.836 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.853 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.064 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.572 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 3.061 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.171 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 130 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.461 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.272 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 132 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.545 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.259 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.961 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 140 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 93 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.756 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.049 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.79 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.837 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 144 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.025 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 101 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.640 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 136 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.041 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away

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