M1.9 earthquake 38 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 38 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Apr 9, 2021, 2:42 PM AKDT (22:42 UTC), 86 km (53 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-09 22:42:30 UTC
- Depth
- 85.9 km (53.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.301° N, 152.148° 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
- 38
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
- 1.567 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.968 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.521 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.831 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.869 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 124 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.618 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.839 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 89 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.040 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 84 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.023 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.062 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.547 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 86 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.724 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.255 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.360 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.158 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 131 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.954 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 123 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.536 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.559 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.460 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.540 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.040 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 146 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.341 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 140 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.633 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.726 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.950 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.862 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.664 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 98 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.054 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 152 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.143 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 127 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.533 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 75 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.619 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.543 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1991 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 94 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.684 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 134 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.364 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.169 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 137 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.538 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 76 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 121 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.065 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.461 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.669 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 96 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.569 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.753 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.85 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 114 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.242 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.952 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.728 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 70 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.656 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 143 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
- 1.939 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.029 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.932 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.61 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 128 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1999 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 97 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.865 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.532 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 91 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.679 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 120 km deep · 44 km away
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