M1.5 earthquake 9 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Jun 27, 2021, 5:28 PM AKDT (01:28 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 25 km W of Salamatof, 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
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-06-28 01:28:22 UTC
- Depth
- 55.4 km (34.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.131° N, 151.686° 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
- 69
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 129 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.522 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.615 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.53 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 71 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.547 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 160 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 115 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.169 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.62 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.134 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.86 km ENE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
- 1.78 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 49 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.28 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.325 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 86 · tsunami flag
- 1.618 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.525 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.62 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.837 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.881 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.340 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.770 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.850 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.053 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 143 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 2.047 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 128 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.953 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.18 km ENE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.856 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.822 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.060 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 139 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.219 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.55 km NE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.563 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 101 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.673 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1911 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.552 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.55 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.712 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 122 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.644 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 96 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.162 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 149 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.828 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.07 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.90 km WNW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.316 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.832 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.854 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 96 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.75 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.821 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.537 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.155 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.457 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 94 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.530 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.835 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.060 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.647 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 94 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.338 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.847 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.175 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.720 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.053 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 92 km deep · 50 km away
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