Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 42 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 5:40 AM AKST (14:40 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

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
2021-02-05 14:40:14 UTC
Depth
88.3 km (54.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.199° N, 152.367° 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
65

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. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 91 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.168 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.448 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.060 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 132 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.367 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 103 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 126 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.331 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.351 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 159 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.090 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 132 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.626 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.840 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.736 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 131 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.641 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.559 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 97 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.97 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 3.456 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 106 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 11
  30. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.954 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.548 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 113 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.751 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.673 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 133 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.863 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.821 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 122 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.714 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.831 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.614 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.615 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 74 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.538 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 141 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.65 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.657 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.549 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.164 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.867 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 120 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.69 km NW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.61 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.144 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 93 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.263 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 1.829 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.959 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 112 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 137 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 125 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 103 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.664 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 138 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.634 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 95 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.654 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 126 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 107 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 106 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.542 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 98 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 101 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.285 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 153 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.715 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 66 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.543 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 86 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.662 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 137 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 133 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 130 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211nrx61u. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:05 AM UTC.