M1.6 earthquake 68 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 68 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 8:51 AM AKDT (16:51 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 53 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-26 16:51:03 UTC
- Depth
- 83.2 km (51.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.359° N, 153.130° 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
- 46
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
- 1.654 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 64 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.753 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.340 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 118 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 100 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 100 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.626 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.660 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 84 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.833 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 151 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.267 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 136 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.58 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.660 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 107 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.879 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.122 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 155 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.549 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.520 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.769 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.928 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.965 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 92 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.650 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 78 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 126 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.660 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 80 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 133 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 116 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.765 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 108 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.654 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.623 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.927 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.927 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.237 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.237 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.750 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.679 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.754 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 71 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.924 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 67 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.614 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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