Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 38 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 12:41 PM AKST (21:41 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-24 21:41:15 UTC
Depth
68.6 km (42.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.434° N, 152.585° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
49

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. 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.637 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 81 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.712 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 74 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 97 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.544 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.754 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 99 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.959 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.622 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.242 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 133 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 121 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.78 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.136 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 122 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.951 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.585 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 3.044 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.162 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.657 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 84 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.138 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 78 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.625 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.948 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 98 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.964 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 129 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.619 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.473 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.132 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.05 km ESE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.720 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.055 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 140 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.358 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.960 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.73 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.854 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 102 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.045 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.315 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.833 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 133 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.634 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.513 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.624 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.871 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.833 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 3.581 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.831 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 79 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.739 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1759 days ago · 99 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 1.951 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 104 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 100 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.528 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.343 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 157 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.587 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1765 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.859 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.356 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.868 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.760 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.856 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.632 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.967 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 138 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.853 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 103 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 92 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.868 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.263 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.370 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.87 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 74 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.944 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 85 km deep · 10 km away

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