M1.7 earthquake 26 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 4:47 AM AKDT (12:47 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 Southern 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
- 2021-04-14 12:47:04 UTC
- Depth
- 66.4 km (41.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.892° N, 151.550° 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
- 24
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 166 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.533 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.133 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 82 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.619 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.684 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 134 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.857 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 53 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.78 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.673 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.738 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.669 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 96 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.12 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
- 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.459 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 1.838 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.529 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 81 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.827 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 71 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.823 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 49 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.920 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.536 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 87 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.738 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 113 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.577 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8Southern Alaska · 1978 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1,122 · tsunami flag
- 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.054 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.813 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.725 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.724 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 88 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.547 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1993 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.040 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.839 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.831 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.521 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.567 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 96 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.938 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
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