Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 9:27 AM AKST (18:27 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 22 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-09 18:27:15 UTC
Depth
67.7 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.714° N, 151.486° 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
58

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.822 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.550 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.346 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 90 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.324 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.813 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.024 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 3.126 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 12
  11. 1.824 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.737 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.819 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.718 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.646 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 78 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.854 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.545 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.662 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 104 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1781 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.948 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.612 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 117 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.97 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.58 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.260 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.639 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.511 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.134 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.65 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.610 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.845 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.515 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.561 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 103 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.770 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.521 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.138 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 95 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.865 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.722 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.714 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.539 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.661 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.56 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.018 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.811 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 70 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.641 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1775 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.516 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.730 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.613 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.051 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.62 km NE of Funny River, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.727 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.548 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.515 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.070 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.778 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.121 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.68 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.237 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.237 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.15 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.841 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.821 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.821 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.514 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021edy391l. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.