M1.5 earthquake 41 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 41 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 4:16 AM AKDT (12:16 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km ENE of Pedro Bay, 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-21 12:16:39 UTC
- Depth
- 67.1 km (41.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.583° N, 152.496° 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
- 24
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.915 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.017 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.654 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.576 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 99 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 97 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.731 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 88 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.826 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 85 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.869 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 122 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.738 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 75 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.614 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 76 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.076 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.775 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.745 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.260 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 91 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.837 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 77 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.725 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.149 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 103 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.911 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.950 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 152 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 92 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.622 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.260 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.77 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 70 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.161 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 107 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.048 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 141 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.028 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 132 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.664 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 78 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.034 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 207 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.573 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.655 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 142 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.745 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 151 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.464 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 113 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.630 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 100 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 135 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.056 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 105 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 137 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.767 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.746 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 168 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
- 1.544 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.635 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 76 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.867 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 93 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 102 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.628 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 87 km deep · 85 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.960 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.149 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 122 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.718 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.640 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.363 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1808 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.361 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 87 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.844 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.873 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.524 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.742 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 83 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.161 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 130 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.260 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.66 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.864 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
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