M1.5 earthquake 48 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

Magnitude

1.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, May 16, 2021, 7:44 AM AKDT

UTC

2021-05-16 15:44:28 UTC

Depth

87.4 km (54.3 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

60.211° N, 152.477° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

20

• Ninilchik, AlaskaPopulation 883. Forecast48 kmWNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast179 kmSW

After

1. 1.756 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 16, 8:07 AM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 109 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, May 16, 9:51 AM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, May 16, 10:43 AM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 90 km deep · 3 km away
4. 2.752 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, May 16, 12:15 PM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
5. 2.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 16, 11:48 PM AKDT · 1956 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away
6. 1.82 km SSW of Funny River, AlaskaMon, May 17, 6:22 AM AKDT · 1956 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.961 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, May 17, 6:55 AM AKDT · 1956 days ago · 140 km deep · 40 km away
8. 3.617 km NW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, May 18, 5:37 AM AKDT · 1955 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 14
9. 1.632 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaTue, May 18, 5:21 PM AKDT · 1955 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.259 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 19, 4:08 AM AKDT · 1954 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.545 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, May 19, 4:15 AM AKDT · 1954 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
12. 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 19, 8:57 AM AKDT · 1954 days ago · 132 km deep · 68 km away
13. 1.628 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, May 19, 9:34 AM AKDT · 1954 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.463 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, May 20, 12:47 AM AKDT · 1953 days ago · 135 km deep · 38 km away
15. 2.442 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaThu, May 20, 9:48 AM AKDT · 1953 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away
16. 2.338 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, May 20, 9:39 PM AKDT · 1952 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.426 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, May 21, 3:45 AM AKDT · 1952 days ago · 160 km deep · 78 km away
18. 1.65 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaFri, May 21, 8:29 AM AKDT · 1952 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
19. 2.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, May 21, 10:33 AM AKDT · 1952 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
20. 1.718 km S of Funny River, AlaskaFri, May 21, 10:56 PM AKDT · 1951 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
21. 3.216 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaFri, May 21, 11:20 PM AKDT · 1951 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
22. 2.324 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, May 22, 7:46 AM AKDT · 1951 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
23. 2.061 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, May 22, 8:46 AM AKDT · 1951 days ago · 109 km deep · 22 km away
24. 1.66 km SW of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, May 22, 11:59 AM AKDT · 1951 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
25. 1.547 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaSat, May 22, 10:11 PM AKDT · 1950 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
26. 1.87 km NW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 23, 1:41 AM AKDT · 1950 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
27. 2.950 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSun, May 23, 9:32 AM AKDT · 1950 days ago · 130 km deep · 52 km away
28. 1.630 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, May 23, 1:04 PM AKDT · 1950 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
29. 1.912 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, May 23, 10:05 PM AKDT · 1949 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
30. 2.457 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, May 24, 12:24 AM AKDT · 1949 days ago · 116 km deep · 45 km away
31. 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaMon, May 24, 4:57 AM AKDT · 1949 days ago · 133 km deep · 62 km away
32. 1.561 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, May 24, 8:01 AM AKDT · 1949 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
33. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, May 24, 1:32 PM AKDT · 1949 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
34. 1.561 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaMon, May 24, 4:51 PM AKDT · 1949 days ago · 142 km deep · 40 km away
35. 3.315 km NW of Nanwalek, AlaskaMon, May 24, 6:48 PM AKDT · 1948 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
36. 1.510 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, May 24, 6:52 PM AKDT · 1948 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
37. 1.744 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, May 24, 7:02 PM AKDT · 1948 days ago · 99 km deep · 7 km away
38. 1.723 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, May 25, 8:28 PM AKDT · 1947 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
39. 1.520 km S of Funny River, AlaskaWed, May 26, 12:07 AM AKDT · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
40. 1.517 km NNE of Ridgeway, AlaskaWed, May 26, 12:35 AM AKDT · 1947 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
41. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, May 26, 2:17 AM AKDT · 1947 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.642 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, May 26, 5:19 AM AKDT · 1947 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
43. 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaWed, May 26, 10:12 AM AKDT · 1947 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
44. 2.329 km S of Funny River, AlaskaWed, May 26, 5:10 PM AKDT · 1947 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
45. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaWed, May 26, 6:53 PM AKDT · 1946 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
46. 1.69 km W of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, May 27, 1:47 AM AKDT · 1946 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
47. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 27, 2:00 AM AKDT · 1946 days ago · 93 km deep · 12 km away
48. 2.329 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, May 27, 2:53 AM AKDT · 1946 days ago · 183 km deep · 73 km away
49. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, May 27, 4:02 AM AKDT · 1946 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
50. 1.611 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, May 27, 4:18 AM AKDT · 1946 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
51. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaThu, May 27, 12:04 PM AKDT · 1946 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
52. 1.918 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, May 27, 2:25 PM AKDT · 1946 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
53. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaThu, May 27, 8:26 PM AKDT · 1945 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
54. 2.285 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, May 28, 2:08 AM AKDT · 1945 days ago · 128 km deep · 59 km away
55. 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, May 28, 9:55 AM AKDT · 1945 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
56. 1.54 km SW of Homer, AlaskaFri, May 28, 12:01 PM AKDT · 1945 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.660 km WNW of Nanwalek, AlaskaFri, May 28, 7:37 PM AKDT · 1944 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
58. 1.862 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaFri, May 28, 8:38 PM AKDT · 1944 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
59. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, May 29, 4:37 AM AKDT · 1944 days ago · 105 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.832 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaSat, May 29, 5:20 AM AKDT · 1944 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.049 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, May 16, 5:53 AM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 100 km deep · 22 km away
2. 1.79 km N of Nanwalek, AlaskaSun, May 16, 5:22 AM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.111 km SE of Kasilof, AlaskaSun, May 16, 3:18 AM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, May 15, 11:10 PM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
5. 2.837 km NE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaSat, May 15, 6:14 PM AKDT · 1957 days ago · 144 km deep · 65 km away
6. 2.025 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, May 14, 10:04 PM AKDT · 1958 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
7. 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, May 14, 4:27 PM AKDT · 1959 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, May 14, 4:23 PM AKDT · 1959 days ago · 120 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaFri, May 14, 11:14 AM AKDT · 1959 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
10. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, AlaskaFri, May 14, 12:48 AM AKDT · 1959 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
11. 1.640 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, May 13, 9:17 PM AKDT · 1959 days ago · 136 km deep · 63 km away
12. 3.563 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaThu, May 13, 7:28 PM AKDT · 1959 days ago · 115 km deep · 18 km away
13. 2.065 km E of Port Alsworth, AlaskaThu, May 13, 6:45 PM AKDT · 1959 days ago · 132 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.559 km W of Nanwalek, AlaskaThu, May 13, 5:35 PM AKDT · 1960 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away
15. 2.350 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaThu, May 13, 12:45 PM AKDT · 1960 days ago · 105 km deep · 67 km away
16. 1.759 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, May 13, 11:53 AM AKDT · 1960 days ago · 104 km deep · 45 km away
17. 1.536 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 12, 9:02 PM AKDT · 1960 days ago · 128 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 12, 6:00 PM AKDT · 1960 days ago · 120 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.063 km E of Pedro Bay, AlaskaWed, May 12, 4:08 PM AKDT · 1961 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
20. 1.910 km ENE of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, May 12, 8:08 AM AKDT · 1961 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021696a6yk. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC.