M1.5 earthquake 24 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Wed, Oct 20, 2021, 1:38 AM AKDT

UTC

2021-10-20 09:38:47 UTC

Depth

59.6 km (37.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

59.216° N, 152.251° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

34

• Homer, AlaskaPopulation 5,515. Forecast62 kmSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast258 kmSSW

After

1. 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 20, 2:44 AM AKDT · 1808 days ago · 96 km deep · 85 km away
2. 1.873 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Oct 20, 3:21 AM AKDT · 1808 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
3. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 20, 6:16 AM AKDT · 1808 days ago · 95 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.361 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Oct 20, 8:20 AM AKDT · 1808 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
5. 2.363 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Oct 20, 8:31 PM AKDT · 1807 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
6. 1.640 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 20, 9:46 PM AKDT · 1807 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.960 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaThu, Oct 21, 2:21 AM AKDT · 1807 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
8. 1.541 km NW of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, Oct 21, 4:16 AM AKDT · 1807 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
9. 1.915 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, Oct 21, 10:12 AM AKDT · 1807 days ago · 79 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.654 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, Oct 21, 3:38 PM AKDT · 1806 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.576 km SW of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, Oct 21, 9:14 PM AKDT · 1806 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.866 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, Oct 21, 9:18 PM AKDT · 1806 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.861 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Oct 21, 10:45 PM AKDT · 1806 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.731 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 12:25 AM AKDT · 1806 days ago · 88 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.826 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 1:08 AM AKDT · 1806 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.738 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 4:50 AM AKDT · 1806 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
17. 1.614 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 2:02 PM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.076 km N of Aleneva, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 2:30 PM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
19. 1.775 km SSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 2:59 PM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 9:35 PM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
21. 2.260 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 10:30 PM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
22. 1.837 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, Oct 22, 11:41 PM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
23. 1.725 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Oct 23, 12:41 AM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
24. 2.149 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 23, 1:51 AM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
25. 1.911 km NW of Seldovia Village, AlaskaSat, Oct 23, 6:55 AM AKDT · 1805 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
26. 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Oct 23, 1:29 PM AKDT · 1804 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
27. 1.622 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, Oct 23, 2:22 PM AKDT · 1804 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
28. 2.260 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 23, 7:20 PM AKDT · 1804 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
29. 3.161 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 23, 9:33 PM AKDT · 1804 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
30. 2.028 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Oct 24, 4:35 AM AKDT · 1804 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
31. 1.664 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Oct 24, 11:56 AM AKDT · 1804 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
32. 1.644 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, Oct 24, 1:58 PM AKDT · 1803 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
33. 2.034 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSun, Oct 24, 3:57 PM AKDT · 1803 days ago · 207 km deep · 73 km away
34. 1.745 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, Oct 24, 8:50 PM AKDT · 1803 days ago · 151 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.464 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 12:23 AM AKDT · 1803 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
36. 1.67 km WSW of Happy Valley, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 12:44 AM AKDT · 1803 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
37. 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 5:03 AM AKDT · 1803 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
38. 1.630 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 5:51 AM AKDT · 1803 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
39. 2.056 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 12:00 PM AKDT · 1803 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
40. 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 1:07 PM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
41. 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 4:49 PM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
42. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 9:18 PM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
43. 2.767 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, Oct 25, 11:18 PM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
44. 1.544 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 12:17 AM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
45. 1.635 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 2:38 AM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away
46. 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 4:21 AM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
47. 1.766 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 7:10 AM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 93 km deep · 58 km away
48. 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 9:36 AM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
49. 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 12:25 PM AKDT · 1802 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
50. 1.948 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 5:59 PM AKDT · 1801 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
51. 1.551 km SE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 6:46 PM AKDT · 1801 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
52. 2.956 km SE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Oct 26, 8:01 PM AKDT · 1801 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
53. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 27, 3:34 AM AKDT · 1801 days ago · 95 km deep · 69 km away
54. 1.92 km SE of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Oct 27, 7:13 AM AKDT · 1801 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
55. 1.946 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, Oct 27, 9:15 AM AKDT · 1801 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
56. 1.530 km WSW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Oct 27, 1:57 PM AKDT · 1800 days ago · 70 km deep · 14 km away
57. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, Oct 27, 5:18 PM AKDT · 1800 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away
58. 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, Oct 27, 11:52 PM AKDT · 1800 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
59. 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, Oct 28, 4:05 AM AKDT · 1800 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
60. 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, Oct 28, 7:32 AM AKDT · 1800 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 1.742 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 10:59 PM AKDT · 1808 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
2. 2.161 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 9:59 PM AKDT · 1808 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
3. 1.66 km E of Halibut Cove, AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 1:19 PM AKDT · 1808 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.864 km S of Port Graham, AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 12:05 PM AKDT · 1809 days ago · 37 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.966 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 11:26 AM AKDT · 1809 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.6Southern AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 6:05 AM AKDT · 1809 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
7. 1.717 km NNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 5:33 AM AKDT · 1809 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
8. 2.146 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 5:14 AM AKDT · 1809 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.860 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, Oct 19, 12:24 AM AKDT · 1809 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.850 km N of Aleneva, AlaskaMon, Oct 18, 6:24 PM AKDT · 1809 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.953 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 18, 10:57 AM AKDT · 1810 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
12. 1.628 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 18, 9:10 AM AKDT · 1810 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
13. 2.0Southern AlaskaMon, Oct 18, 5:21 AM AKDT · 1810 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
14. 1.933 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Oct 18, 12:14 AM AKDT · 1810 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.480 km N of Aleneva, AlaskaSun, Oct 17, 12:30 AM AKDT · 1811 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
16. 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 16, 6:18 PM AKDT · 1811 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.639 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 16, 4:29 PM AKDT · 1811 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
18. 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 16, 2:44 PM AKDT · 1811 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
19. 1.53 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Oct 16, 12:40 PM AKDT · 1812 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
20. 1.752 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, Oct 16, 12:34 PM AKDT · 1812 days ago · 129 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021dgq1u07. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.