Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 61 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 6:14 AM AKDT (14:14 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 49 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-12 14:14:18 UTC
Depth
96.6 km (60.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.602° N, 152.886° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.725 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.149 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 111 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.911 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.950 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 152 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 92 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.622 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.260 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 102 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.77 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.161 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 107 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.048 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 141 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.028 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 132 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.664 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.644 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.034 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 207 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.573 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.655 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 142 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.745 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 151 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.464 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.67 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 113 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.630 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 100 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 135 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.056 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 105 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 137 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.767 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.746 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 168 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.544 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.635 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 76 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.867 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.766 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 93 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 102 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.628 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.948 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.551 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 85 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 2.956 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 102 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1793 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 95 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.92 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.768 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.946 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.530 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 96 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 143 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 92 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 97 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 105 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.623 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away

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