Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 60 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 2:08 PM AKDT (22:08 UTC), 68 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 59 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-29 22:08:58 UTC
Depth
68.4 km (42.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.181° N, 152.926° 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
54

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. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.740 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.562 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.654 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.753 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 82 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.340 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.626 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.660 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 113 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.852 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 124 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.833 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 151 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.267 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 136 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.660 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.879 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.122 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 155 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.549 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.520 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.928 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.965 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.650 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 78 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.660 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 116 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.765 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.654 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.623 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.927 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.927 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.67 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.750 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.679 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.754 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 1.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.134 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.765 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.924 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.614 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.555 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.639 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.758 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 109 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.461 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ci7brvh. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.