Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 45 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 45 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 9:33 PM AKST (06:33 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-29 06:33:55 UTC
Depth
85.3 km (53.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.371° N, 152.167° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
13

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.051 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 92 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.635 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.153 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 118 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.747 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.639 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.531 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 90 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.24 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.438 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.841 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.63 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.671 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 95 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.364 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.346 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.520 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.56 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 104 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 88 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.253 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 91 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.921 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.714 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 133 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.662 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 137 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.543 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 86 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.715 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 128 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.285 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 153 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 101 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.542 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 98 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.654 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 107 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.634 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 95 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.664 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 138 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 103 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 137 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 88 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 91 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.168 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 2.448 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.060 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 96 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.166 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 125 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.738 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 87 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.745 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.826 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.849 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.645 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.710 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.639 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 142 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.568 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 129 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.621 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 74 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.049 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.636 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 85 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.369 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 85 km deep · 5 km away

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