Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km E of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nikiski, Alaska on Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 11:18 PM AKST (08:18 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-03 08:18:12 UTC
Depth
60.8 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.684° N, 151.153° 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
50

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.512 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.556 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.934 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.531 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.821 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 144 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.624 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.819 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.552 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.743 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.228 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.821 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.055 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.320 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 86 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.86 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 3.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 91
  19. 1.710 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.15 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.89 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.03 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.545 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.840 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.717 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.145 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.79 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.719 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 55 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.042 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.838 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.044 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 70 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.818 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.736 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 85 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.646 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.613 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.625 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.127 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.711 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 80 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.67 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 83 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.624 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 80 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.661 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.058 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.02 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2025 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.64 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.226 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.658 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.627 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 69 km deep · 4 km away
  57. 1.656 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.59 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.638 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 4.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 189 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.641 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.121 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.4Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.130 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.61 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.721 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.122 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.77 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.050 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.970 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.823 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.354 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.043 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.417 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.63 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212uo6vaw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.