M1.8 earthquake 55 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 55 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Thu, Sep 16, 2021, 9:10 PM AKDT (05:10 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 10 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
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-17 05:10:49 UTC
- Depth
- 90.2 km (56.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.821° N, 152.265° 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
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.310 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.612 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1802 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.211 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.811 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.511 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.660 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.611 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.962 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.269 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.859 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.514 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.260 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.161 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.886 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 124 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 112 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.844 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1799 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.560 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.629 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.718 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.534 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.744 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.017 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 119 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.432 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.07 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.359 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.869 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.628 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.520 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.745 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 94 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.745 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 88 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.725 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 102 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.77 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.573 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.655 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 142 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 124 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.527 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 112 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.867 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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