Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 11:34 AM AKDT (19:34 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-24 19:34:30 UTC
Depth
70.8 km (44.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.270° N, 151.877° 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
42

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.525 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.970 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.847 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 103 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.06 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.715 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.670 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.01 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.217 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.553 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 93 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 90 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.613 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.465 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.665 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.646 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 127 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.345 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 161 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.650 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.857 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 100 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.526 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2008 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.067 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 129 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.522 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.947 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.944 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.050 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 148 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 138 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.543 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 89 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.923 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.932 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.618 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.914 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.551 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 150 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.731 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.53 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.540 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.812 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.629 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.725 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.765 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 131 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.660 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.980 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.854 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.367 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.858 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.622 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.714 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.681 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 137 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.57 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 148 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.643 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.625 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.758 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 136 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.682 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 139 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 4.241 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 130 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 48 · tsunami flag
  18. 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 123 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2014 days ago · 140 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.632 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away

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