Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 69 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 69 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, 6:21 PM AKDT (02:21 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 59 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-24 02:21:44 UTC
Depth
66.7 km (41.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.972° N, 152.881° 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
34

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. 2.059 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.042 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.889 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.835 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.556 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.577 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.566 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.055 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.967 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.574 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.657 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.69 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.644 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.629 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.060 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 110 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.682 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 79 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.556 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 79 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.747 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.245 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.759 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.744 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 130 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.530 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.635 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.951 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.972 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 101 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.567 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.633 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.039 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.137 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.085 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.918 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.237 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.754 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.846 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.540 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.668 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.89 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.515 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.764 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.971 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.633 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 125 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.025 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.844 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.552 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 72 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.666 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.554 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.241 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 61 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021auc5d77. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:53 PM UTC.