Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 61 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 61 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Tue, Nov 16, 2021, 2:53 AM AKST (11:53 UTC), 103 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 58 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-16 11:53:31 UTC
Depth
103.2 km (64.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.822° N, 152.381° 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
32

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.673 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.770 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.952 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 154 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.521 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.555 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.341 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 176 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.169 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.138 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 64 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.865 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.667 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.722 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.862 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 136 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.714 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.661 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.56 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.969 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 133 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.811 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.641 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.872 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1770 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.516 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.730 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.613 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.842 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.956 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.622 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.942 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 90 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.733 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 76 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.637 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.843 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 113 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.517 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.56 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.65 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.628 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.914 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.370 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.263 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 110 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.112 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.813 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.678 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.967 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 138 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.632 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.760 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 131 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.356 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 102 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.965 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 127 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.528 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.338 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.515 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.845 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.610 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.511 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.639 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.260 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.569 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 117 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.948 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.764 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 96 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1776 days ago · 102 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.662 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.262 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.956 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.854 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 109 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021epeu91r. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.