Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 46 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 3:13 PM AKDT (23:13 UTC), 91 km (56 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-19 23:13:59 UTC
Depth
90.5 km (56.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.360° N, 152.240° 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
46

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. 2.421 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.759 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 129 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 88 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.676 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.646 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.673 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 106 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.656 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.920 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.769 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.386 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 132 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.859 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 138 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.651 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 87 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.567 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 137 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.877 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.543 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.846 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 91 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.361 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 137 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.632 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2014 days ago · 140 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 123 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  25. 4.241 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 48 · tsunami flag
  26. 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.682 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 139 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 136 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.758 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 92 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.613 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 148 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.681 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 137 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.714 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.622 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.527 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.719 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.67 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.525 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 111 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 120 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.847 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 103 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.06 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.715 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.01 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.217 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 93 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 90 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.613 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.465 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 99 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.547 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.56 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 102 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 120 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.862 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.934 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 83 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.512 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.962 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.068 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 95 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.445 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.1104 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 194 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.516 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.554 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.656 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 126 km deep · 70 km away

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