Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 32 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 6:44 PM AKDT (02:44 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-05 02:44:09 UTC
Depth
63.3 km (39.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.515° N, 152.396° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
137

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.335 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 68 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 126 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.671 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.343 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 78 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.546 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 113 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 86 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.752 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.234 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 138 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.883 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.238 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.718 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.246 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.746 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.145 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 75 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.621 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1815 days ago · 123 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.051 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.520 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.855 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.671 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.511 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.919 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 54 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.437 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 152 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 114 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.737 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 101 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.657 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.611 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.736 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 136 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.951 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.167 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1813 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.948 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.850 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.532 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.136 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 173 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 100 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1812 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.969 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.652 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 119 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 83 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.742 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.530 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.859 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.640 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.565 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.537 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.769 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.627 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.052 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.958 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.783 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.929 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 148 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.950 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 162 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.017 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.035 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 94 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.843 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021crsusop (also filed as us6000frs5). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.