M2.1 earthquake 45 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 45 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 3:28 AM AKDT (11:28 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-08 11:28:02 UTC
- Depth
- 74.7 km (46.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.496° N, 152.671° 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
- 82
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 197 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.621 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1820 days ago · 123 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.051 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 110 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.520 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.855 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.671 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 135 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.511 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.919 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.437 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 152 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 108 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.737 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.657 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.611 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.736 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 136 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.951 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.167 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1818 days ago · 89 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.948 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 73 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 112 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.850 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.532 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.136 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 173 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 100 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1817 days ago · 85 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.969 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.950 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 80 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.752 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 85 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.342 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 145 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.345 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 79 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.160 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 141 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.729 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.028 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 97 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 78 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.566 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 120 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.570 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.142 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 132 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.852 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 118 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.825 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.560 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
- 1.645 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 109 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.658 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.871 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.746 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 75 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.725 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.246 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 112 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 72 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.718 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.238 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 118 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.883 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.234 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 138 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.752 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 79 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 110 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.546 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.343 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 78 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.671 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 126 km deep · 60 km away
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