M1.6 earthquake 47 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 3:15 PM AKDT (23:15 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 44 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-12 23:15:21 UTC
- Depth
- 77.5 km (48.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.473° N, 152.730° 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
- 36
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
- 2.144 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.842 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.956 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.860 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
- 1.622 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.541 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 72 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.155 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.455 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.637 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.843 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.01 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.529 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.630 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 79 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.67 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.260 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.944 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 85 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.87 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.370 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.263 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.868 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 92 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 92 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.853 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.967 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 138 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.632 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.760 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.868 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.356 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.859 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 101 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1765 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.587 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 87 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.343 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 157 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.528 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.838 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 69 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 127 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.637 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 81 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.712 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 74 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 97 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.544 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 128 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.959 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.622 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.242 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 133 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 121 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.78 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 2.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.136 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 122 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.951 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.585 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.044 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.162 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 104 km deep · 71 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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