M2.3 earthquake 64 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 64 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 9:27 PM AKDT (05:27 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 42 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-06 05:27:05 UTC
- Depth
- 88.0 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.534° N, 152.994° 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
- 99
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 127 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.674 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.920 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.113 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.911 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.440 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 179 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 130 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.242 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 118 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.470 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1876 days ago · 130 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 139 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.960 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 140 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.034 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.552 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.645 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.516 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.942 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 155 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.637 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 125 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.969 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.154 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 92 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.848 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 111 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.356 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.256 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 121 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.546 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 69 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 120 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.557 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 96 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.055 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.932 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 138 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.965 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
- 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 89 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.961 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.363 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 94 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.93 km NNE of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.066 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 119 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 104 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.250 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.783 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.522 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.760 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.553 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.634 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 126 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 116 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1869 days ago · 87 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 110 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.543 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.688 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 149 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
- 1.770 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 137 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.613 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.642 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.458 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 123 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.842 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 184 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 126 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.635 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.44 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.547 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.539 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 158 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.556 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.551 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 150 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.574 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.652 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.055 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 123 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.860 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1879 days ago · 132 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.843 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.666 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
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