Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 66 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 66 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Aug 4, 2021, 8:44 AM AKDT (16:44 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-08-04 16:44:11 UTC
Depth
68.7 km (42.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.951° N, 152.772° 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 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.843 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.652 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.064 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.547 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 73 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.974 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.364 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.674 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.586 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.242 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.470 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.034 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.516 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.969 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.154 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.848 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.546 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.629 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.055 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.965 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.961 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.363 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 119 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.250 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.259 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 129 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.783 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.522 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.760 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.634 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.942 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1875 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.543 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 82 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.688 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 1.770 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 72 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.642 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.176 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.678 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.659 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 67 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.958 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.513 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.558 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.752 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.630 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 2.256 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.671 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 103 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.970 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 105 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.516 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.876 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.724 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.680 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.291 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.676 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 64 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.460 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.547 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 121 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.540 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.168 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.527 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.771 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.086 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.668 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 66 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.559 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.693 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.565 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 68 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.747 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.847 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away

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