M1.6 earthquake 32 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 2:55 PM AKDT (22:55 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WNW of Ninilchik, 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
- 2021-03-21 22:55:44 UTC
- Depth
- 74.6 km (46.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.755° N, 151.873° 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
- 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
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 2016 days ago · 140 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 2016 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.128 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.682 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 139 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 79 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.613 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.923 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.681 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 137 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.714 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.622 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.527 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.719 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.647 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.525 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.828 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.847 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.06 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.715 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 69 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 118 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.217 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.613 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.465 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 99 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.714 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 75 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 2010 days ago · 96 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.067 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 129 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.522 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.944 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 138 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.543 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 89 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.923 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.932 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 83 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.914 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.731 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 78 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 100 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.629 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.765 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 131 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.660 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.980 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.854 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.367 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 111 km deep · 40 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 2.361 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.846 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.543 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.877 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 118 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.567 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 137 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.651 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.386 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 132 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 79 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.769 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.920 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.656 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.673 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 106 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.676 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 81 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.759 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 129 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.421 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
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