Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Aug 14, 2021, 2:27 PM AKDT (22:27 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 42 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-14 22:27:15 UTC
Depth
66.5 km (41.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.110° N, 152.480° 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
29

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. 1.842 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 77 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.159 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.863 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 74 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.351 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.751 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.528 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.237 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.67 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.046 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 59 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.555 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.028 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 55 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.641 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.158 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.147 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.867 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.538 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.662 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.625 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 3.167 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.654 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 96 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.453 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.635 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.527 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.639 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 134 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.637 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 143 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.840 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.362 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.976 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.130 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.059 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.042 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.889 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.835 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.556 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.577 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.566 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.055 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.967 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 77 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.574 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.923 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.657 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away

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