M1.6 earthquake 37 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 37 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Nov 24, 2021, 1:55 PM AKST (22:55 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-24 22:55:10 UTC
- Depth
- 81.1 km (50.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.415° N, 152.570° 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
- 26
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
- 1.712 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 74 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.961 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 97 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.544 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 128 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.959 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.622 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.242 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.78 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 2.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.136 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.951 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 79 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.585 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.044 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.162 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.657 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.138 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.657 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 78 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.625 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.948 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 98 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.964 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 129 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.619 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.473 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.132 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 67 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.05 km ESE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.720 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.055 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 140 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.358 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.960 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 93 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.73 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.854 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 102 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.045 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.315 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.833 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.634 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.513 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.624 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.871 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.833 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.581 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.831 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 79 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.813 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 127 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.739 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1759 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.951 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 120 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.160 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.851 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 100 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.880 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 102 km deep · 50 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.838 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 69 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.528 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.343 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 157 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.587 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1765 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.859 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.356 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.868 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.760 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.856 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.632 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.967 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 138 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.853 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.662 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 92 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.868 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.263 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 110 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.370 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
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