M1.5 earthquake 34 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska on Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 2:43 PM AKDT (22:43 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-10 22:43:20 UTC
- Depth
- 77.7 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.905° N, 151.758° 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
- 31
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.95 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 39 · tsunami flag
- 1.94 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
- 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.066 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.674 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 170 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.259 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.874 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.760 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 117 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.045 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.272 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.910 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.379 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.569 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.663 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 107 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.716 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.681 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.046 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 103 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 1.855 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 90 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.237 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 118 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.672 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 119 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.930 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.66 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.619 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.77 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.954 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.761 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.359 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.80 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.516 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.247 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.314 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.638 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.526 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.142 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 98 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.89 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.225 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 76 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.812 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.931 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.044 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.68 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.831 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.130 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.52 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.010 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.324 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.045 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.95 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.727 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.328 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.288 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 137 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.43 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 78 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.085 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 146 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.921 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.628 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
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