Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Aug 7, 2021, 1:04 PM AKDT (21:04 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-07 21:04:21 UTC
Depth
63.7 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.574° N, 152.341° 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
54

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. 1.552 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.645 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.516 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.942 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 155 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.637 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 125 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.154 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.848 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.356 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 122 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.256 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 121 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.546 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.629 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 76 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.616 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.557 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.19 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.932 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 138 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.965 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 2.363 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 94 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.93 km NNE of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.066 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 119 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 104 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.250 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.311 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.522 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 68 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.760 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.553 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.634 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 97 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1869 days ago · 87 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 110 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.543 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.688 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 149 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  40. 1.770 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 137 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.613 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.642 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1868 days ago · 131 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.659 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.752 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 133 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.958 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.317 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.242 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.513 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 73 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.558 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.630 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.752 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.540 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 151 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.630 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.56 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.960 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 140 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 139 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 100 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1876 days ago · 130 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.242 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 130 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.911 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.113 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.920 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.674 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.849 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.364 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 88 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.458 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 123 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.915 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.842 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 184 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 126 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.635 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.647 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 119 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a2j80de. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:37 AM UTC.