M1.5 earthquake 63 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 63 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Jul 16, 2021, 6:36 PM AKDT (02:36 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, 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
- 2021-07-17 02:36:19 UTC
- Depth
- 112.3 km (69.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.400° N, 152.576° 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
- 17
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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.060 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 78 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.534 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 140 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.036 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 73 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.630 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.565 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.610 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.163 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1894 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.925 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.620 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.512 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1894 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 138 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 127 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.671 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.842 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 131 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.03 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.321 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 58 · tsunami flag
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 127 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.621 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.121 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.046 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.062 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 129 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.219 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.835 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.736 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 126 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.135 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 140 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 135 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.958 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 133 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.69 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.549 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 91 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.047 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.522 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.744 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.644 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 100 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.068 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 134 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.948 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.038 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 132 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.040 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 139 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.250 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 131 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.820 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.933 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 172 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1890 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.651 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 113 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.558 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.936 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 90 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.848 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 152 km deep · 58 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.580 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 154 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.859 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 105 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.571 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 104 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.955 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 105 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.12 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.641 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.53 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.014 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.164 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.964 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.149 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.042 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 140 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 88 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.050 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
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