Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Jul 1, 2021, 1:46 AM AKDT (09:46 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

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

Homer forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-01 09:46:31 UTC
Depth
55.3 km (34.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.377° N, 151.917° 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
45

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.850 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.847 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 129 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.047 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.534 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1912 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.55 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 91 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.712 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.641 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.164 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.828 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.07 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.90 km WNW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.316 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.974 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.864 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.219 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.916 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.748 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 108 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.148 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.668 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.818 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.78 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.539 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.852 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.339 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.751 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.664 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.914 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.526 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.720 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.758 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.849 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.617 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 3.053 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.540 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.248 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.989 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.674 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.766 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 103 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.672 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 96 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.525 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.28 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.957 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.264 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.134 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 87 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.831 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.756 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.53 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.522 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.59 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.854 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 96 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.865 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.821 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.759 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.871 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.155 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218d5fzno. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.