Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 76 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 76 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 9:14 PM AKDT (05:14 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 35 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-22 05:14:18 UTC
Depth
59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.827° N, 152.780° 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
22

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 · 99 km away
  2. 1.766 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.551 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.956 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.530 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.623 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.930 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.937 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.588 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.934 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.159 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.360 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 129 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1787 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.158 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.737 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.859 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.654 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.761 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.742 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.665 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.660 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.879 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.549 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 51 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.520 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.222 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.965 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.650 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.654 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.754 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.67 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.679 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.754 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.758 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.461 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.773 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 61 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 1.968 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.529 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.563 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.665 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.825 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.866 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 4.057 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away · tsunami flag
  53. 1.860 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.863 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.716 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.728 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.748 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.652 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.717 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1773 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021djyll5c. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.