M1.6 earthquake 29 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska on Mon, Oct 11, 2021, 10:54 PM AKDT (06:54 UTC), 77 km (48 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
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-12 06:54:22 UTC
- Depth
- 76.8 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.865° N, 151.704° 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
- 37
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 124 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 75 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.67 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.714 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 92 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 111 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.672 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.922 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.825 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.740 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.827 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.540 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 78 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 116 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.556 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.618 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.626 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.535 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.223 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.37 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
- 1.725 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.83 km ESE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 1.545 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 101 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 113 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.662 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.712 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 221 · tsunami flag
- 2.310 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.612 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1806 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
- 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.211 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 40 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
- 1.811 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.223 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.511 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.660 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.611 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.962 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.516 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.859 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.514 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.260 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.516 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.886 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 112 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.844 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 96 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.560 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.629 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.531 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.01 km N of Funny River, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.615 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 120 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.563 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.042 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 82 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.873 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.27 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 108 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.633 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.511 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
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