M1.8 earthquake 73 km W of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 73 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Tue, Oct 5, 2021, 10:57 PM AKDT (06:57 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-06 06:57:37 UTC
- Depth
- 121.3 km (75.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.825° N, 152.607° 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
- 89
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 132 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.075 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 136 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1819 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.515 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 108 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 135 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.873 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 124 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.042 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.563 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.167 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.136 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 173 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.969 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.615 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.160 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 141 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.67 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.570 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 111 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.672 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.825 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.740 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.540 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 116 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 121 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.871 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.248 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 96 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.556 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.535 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.83 km ESE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
- 1.545 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 113 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.662 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 100 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.712 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 221 · tsunami flag
- 2.310 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.612 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.56 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.769 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.144 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.756 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 91 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.950 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 162 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.035 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.512 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.854 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.710 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.936 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.611 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.545 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 136 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.650 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.678 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 109 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.619 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.623 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
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