Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 54 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 54 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 5:36 AM AKST (14:36 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 23 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-08 14:36:59 UTC
Depth
71.4 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.113° N, 152.743° 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
27

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. 2.323 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.754 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.689 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.464 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 81 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 2.056 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.041 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.938 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.161 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.70 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.811 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.968 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 75 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1746 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.863 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.266 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 68 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.917 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.968 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.920 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.739 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.692 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.915 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.729 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.591 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.239 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.735 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.540 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.042 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.742 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.931 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.740 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.047 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.649 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 1.719 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.748 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.793 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.859 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.464 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 105 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.726 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 82 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.847 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.957 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.562 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 95 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.660 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.857 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.543 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.142 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 115 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.654 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 62 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 1.951 km ESE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.514 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ec886vm. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.