M1.6 earthquake 65 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Thu, Oct 14, 2021, 12:34 AM AKDT (08:34 UTC), 116 km (72 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
- 2021-10-14 08:34:07 UTC
- Depth
- 116.3 km (72.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.878° N, 152.437° 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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.871 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.248 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.556 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.535 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.83 km ESE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 1.545 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 113 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.662 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.712 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 221 · tsunami flag
- 2.310 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.612 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1805 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.211 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.87 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
- 1.811 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.660 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.611 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.962 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.269 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.859 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.514 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.260 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.557 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.161 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 93 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.886 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 124 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 112 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.844 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1802 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.749 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.560 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.629 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.718 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.534 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.744 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 119 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.432 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.07 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.359 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 95 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.869 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.628 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.745 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.745 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.725 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 102 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.77 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.540 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.740 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.825 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.672 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.867 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 111 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.570 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.57 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.541 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.67 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.623 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.629 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.753 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.01 km N of Funny River, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.615 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 120 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.969 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 107 km deep · 95 km away
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