M2.2 earthquake 25 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 6:17 AM AKDT (14:17 UTC), 76 km (47 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
- 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-24 14:17:47 UTC
- Depth
- 76.0 km (47.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.759° N, 151.735° 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
- 68
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 144 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.738 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.931 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.044 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.68 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.831 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.116 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.753 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.514 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.26 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.529 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.215 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.522 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.9107 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.156 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 87 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.665 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 111 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.544 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.162 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.067 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 140 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.847 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.559 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 121 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.658 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.721 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.265 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.825 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.619 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.678 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 136 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.545 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.611 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.936 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.035 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.756 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 91 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.144 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.56 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.873 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 121 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.517 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 77 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.075 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 136 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 76 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1820 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 108 km deep · 45 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 2.326 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 1.658 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.659 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.142 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.526 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.314 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 71 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.247 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.516 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.640 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.80 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.359 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 79 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.761 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.668 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.527 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.954 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
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