Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska on Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 11:54 AM AKDT (19:54 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-30 19:54:56 UTC
Depth
48.6 km (30.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.653° N, 151.159° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
22

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 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.325 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 86 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.618 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.837 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.881 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 125 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.340 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.953 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.18 km ENE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.822 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.219 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.55 km NE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.916 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.931 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.669 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.765 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 117 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.55 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.420 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.515 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.316 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.758 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.832 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.561 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.916 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.818 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.821 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.186 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 138 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.931 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.011 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.616 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.78 km SW of Fox River, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.539 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.548 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.527 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.914 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.526 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.720 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.861 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 1.617 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.660 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.018 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.818 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 67 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.617 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.760 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.530 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.336 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.86 km ENE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.62 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.46 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.53 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.615 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 73 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.557 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.834 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.59 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.75 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.537 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.644 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.530 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.656 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.338 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.94 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 204 · tsunami flag
  20. 1.720 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218bnwqv4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.