Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 74 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 74 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 3:02 AM AKDT (11:02 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 58 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-06 11:02:03 UTC
Depth
70.1 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.001° N, 153.020° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.659 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 67 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.958 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.513 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.558 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.752 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.630 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 111 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.256 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.671 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.970 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 96 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.876 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.833 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 140 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1860 days ago · 87 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.53 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 88 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.661 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 117 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.850 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 58 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.538 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.535 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.257 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.551 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.653 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.762 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.756 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.956 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1857 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.669 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 67 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.633 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.517 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.550 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.58 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.571 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 130 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.688 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.257 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.833 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.648 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 129 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.556 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 3.615 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  55. 2.345 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.652 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 3.065 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.124 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.065 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a0ppuz8. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.