Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 60 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 60 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 11:15 PM AKST (08:15 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-16 08:15:35 UTC
Depth
83.0 km (51.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.558° N, 152.917° 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
62

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. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1733 days ago · 148 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.354 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 106 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.566 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 90 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 105 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 99 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.164 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.55 km E of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.950 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 119 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.340 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 101 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.743 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 128 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 86 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.553 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 81 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.521 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.67 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.856 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 106 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.637 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.739 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.620 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 1.51 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.668 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 102 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 82 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.654 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 88 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 105 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.771 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.037 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 131 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 3.417 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.640 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.041 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.527 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.239 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 143 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.770 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.244 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 123 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 102 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 127 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.071 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 136 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.648 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.658 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 100 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.562 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.666 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 122 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.461 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.561 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.747 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.751 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 140 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.533 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.658 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 148 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.639 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.59 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.562 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 86 km deep · 40 km away

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