Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 6:35 PM AKDT (02:35 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 54 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-10 02:35:14 UTC
Depth
61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.064° N, 152.202° 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
23

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. 1.635 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.766 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.551 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.956 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.530 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 96 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 97 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.623 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.930 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.937 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.588 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.934 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.159 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.146 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.78 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.843 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1787 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 3.158 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.841 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.737 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.036 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.859 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.740 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.654 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.753 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.340 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 100 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 100 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.759 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.626 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.879 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.549 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.520 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.928 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.965 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 92 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.650 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.654 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.754 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.623 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.927 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.927 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.67 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 1.750 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.754 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.134 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.924 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d02hm4c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.