M1.8 earthquake 40 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 40 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 6:00 PM AKDT (02:00 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 46 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-10 02:00:54 UTC
- Depth
- 81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.383° N, 152.624° 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
- 36
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 178 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 119 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.362 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.976 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.130 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 123 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.059 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.042 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 75 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.889 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.835 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 62 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 87 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.556 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.577 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.259 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.055 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 123 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.874 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 97 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.114 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
- 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.814 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.967 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.971 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.574 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.923 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.657 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 111 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.868 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.846 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 148 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.69 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.937 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 137 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.956 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.963 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.644 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.060 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 110 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 1.682 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.556 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 79 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.747 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.245 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 72 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 106 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.759 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 90 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.744 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 130 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.668 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.544 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.038 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 128 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.359 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.95 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 143 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.750 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.637 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.271 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.639 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 134 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.527 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 63 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.839 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 161 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.635 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.649 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.453 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
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