Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 64 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 64 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 7:43 PM AKDT (03:43 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 45 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-27 03:43:54 UTC
Depth
71.7 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.883° N, 152.581° 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
24

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. 1.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.746 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.145 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.621 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.051 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.520 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.855 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.671 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 63 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.919 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.737 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.657 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.736 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.951 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.948 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 73 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.850 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.532 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1808 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.950 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.752 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.345 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.758 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.028 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.039 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.065 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.566 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.062 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 3.560 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.645 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.658 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.346 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.653 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.731 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.642 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 1.726 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.169 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.679 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.742 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.611 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.643 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.592 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.855 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 86 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.062 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.732 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.978 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.639 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.480 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 62 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.933 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.628 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.850 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.690 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.717 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1800 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.966 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.864 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.742 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cel5c52. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.