Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Apr 3, 2021, 1:28 AM AKDT (09:28 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 50 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-03 09:28:12 UTC
Depth
69.7 km (43.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.045° N, 151.602° 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.838 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 88 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.55 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.726 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.953 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.533 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.62 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 56 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.859 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 115 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.320 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.526 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.642 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.657 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 129 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.749 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 139 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.658 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 98 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.665 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.56 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.264 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.518 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 96 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.616 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.747 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.854 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.78 km N of Port Graham, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.532 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.937 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.546 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 142 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.865 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.569 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.679 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.532 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.865 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.61 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.932 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.029 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.656 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 143 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  48. 1.728 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.952 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.242 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.065 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.85 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.938 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.567 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.968 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.521 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.831 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.869 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.57 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.623 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 129 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.54 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.958 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.814 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.520 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.858 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.531 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.515 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.910 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 47 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.049 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.633 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.758 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.021 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4

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