Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, May 29, 2021, 5:42 AM AKDT (13:42 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-29 13:42:50 UTC
Depth
64.3 km (40.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.416° N, 152.212° 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
44

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.019 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.155 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.954 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.921 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.14 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.64 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.440 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.836 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.064 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.572 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.061 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.461 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.147 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.272 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.971 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.838 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.766 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.760 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.342 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.717 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.942 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.583 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.048 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.85 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.510 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 140 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.016 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.737 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.64 km N of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.514 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.638 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.524 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 75 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.670 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.962 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.679 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.744 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.533 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 65 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.663 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.942 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.311 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.862 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 104 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.965 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.640 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 136 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.747 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 97 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.428 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.660 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 75 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.329 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 183 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.69 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.642 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 71 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.723 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.265 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.744 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.510 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.315 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 64 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.561 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0216un2gec. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.