Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 85 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 85 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska on Tue, Nov 9, 2021, 11:06 PM AKST (08:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 40 km W of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-10 08:06:09 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.436° N, 153.275° 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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.636 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 119 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.236 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.687 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 144 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.840 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.616 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.526 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.757 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 123 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.646 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 90 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.556 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.642 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.7Central Alaska · 1767 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.567 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.762 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.558 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.554 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.734 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.139 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.344 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.525 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.836 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 103 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.041 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.924 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.247 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.535 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.658 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.635 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.745 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.065 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.941 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 3.140 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.547 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.748 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.834 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.643 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.655 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.527 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.396 km SSE of Nikolai, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.541 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.645 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 99 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.734 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.757 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 1.678 km SE of Nikolai, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.644 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.441 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.576 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.129 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.940 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 101 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.743 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 107 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.526 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.936 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.523 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.275 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.534 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.568 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.536 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.931 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.862 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 110 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021effjqvi. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC.