M1.5 earthquake 50 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 50 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 10:09 AM AKDT (18:09 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-24 18:09:57 UTC
- Depth
- 75.0 km (46.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.381° N, 152.804° 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
- 41
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 198 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.58 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.93 km ENE of Kachemak, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 1.97 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.688 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.244 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 96 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.257 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.833 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
- 1.648 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.852 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 153 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.03 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.556 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 100 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.854 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 151 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.615 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
- 2.345 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.860 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 142 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.065 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.245 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 143 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.651 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.911 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.124 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.065 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.649 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 1855 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.836 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 127 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.152 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 76 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.768 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.773 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.533 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 126 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.354 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.134 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 122 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.853 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 127 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.431 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 144 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.663 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
- 1.548 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 85 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.160 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 98 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.842 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.568 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 118 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.159 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 84 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.863 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.153 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 97 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.438 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 136 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.351 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 79 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.751 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 106 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.528 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.237 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.046 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1859 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 109 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.772 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.517 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.969 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 138 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.633 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.669 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.956 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.762 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 88 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.551 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.548 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 131 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.850 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
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