M1.6 earthquake 59 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 59 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 3:03 PM AKDT (23:03 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 50 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-20 23:03:00 UTC
- Depth
- 93.0 km (57.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.309° N, 152.599° 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
- 35
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.662 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.568 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 108 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 116 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 105 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.524 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.947 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 82 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.548 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.529 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.259 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.827 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.823 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.539 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 106 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.536 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.846 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 162 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.663 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 128 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 86 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 89 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.254 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 131 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.517 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.559 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 146 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 1979 days ago · 150 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.643 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 145 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 122 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.577 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.648 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 147 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.747 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 130 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.054 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 90 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.247 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.857 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 123 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 109 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.565 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 112 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.634 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 130 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.459 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 95 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.964 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.639 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 86 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.547 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 123 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.753 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.569 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 105 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.669 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 96 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.525 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.461 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 126 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.065 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.876 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.538 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.169 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 137 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.364 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.684 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 134 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.653 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 94 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1989 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
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