M1.7 earthquake 31 km W of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 8:48 AM AKDT (16:48 UTC), 78 km (48 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
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-29 16:48:22 UTC
- Depth
- 77.7 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.714° N, 151.858° 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
- 32
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
- 1.53 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 100 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.812 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.629 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.765 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.660 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.980 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.854 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.367 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 111 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.858 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.639 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.743 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 92 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.549 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.636 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.650 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.236 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.073 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 129 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.621 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 90 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.526 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.824 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.021 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
- 1.758 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 99 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.885 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.633 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 83 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.049 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.515 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.848 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.531 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.520 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.814 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 129 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.424 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
- 1.623 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.57 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.03 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.838 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.55 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.726 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.953 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.256 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 104 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.880 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 130 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.545 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.62 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.821 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.683 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 126 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.320 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 83 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.642 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 82 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.870 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 113 km deep · 52 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.914 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.932 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 83 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.923 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.543 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 138 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.944 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.522 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.067 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 2011 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 75 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.714 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.465 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.613 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
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