Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km E of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Nikiski, Alaska on Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 8:33 PM AKDT (04:33 UTC), 73 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-08 04:33:32 UTC
Depth
73.4 km (45.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.688° N, 151.261° 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
47

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 187 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.029 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.728 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.625 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.952 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.85 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.938 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.567 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.521 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.831 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 79 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.741 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.618 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.839 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.040 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.023 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1997 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.547 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.724 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 88 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.533 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.133 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.619 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.684 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 134 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.857 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.673 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.669 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.459 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 46 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2001 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.532 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.679 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.937 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.616 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 85 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 83 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.518 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.264 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.56 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.658 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.870 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.642 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 83 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.320 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.57 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.683 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214i58vxa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.