M2.0 earthquake 49 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Aug 9, 2021, 12:19 AM AKDT (08:19 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 62 km E of Pedro Bay, 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
- 2.0 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-09 08:19:02 UTC
- Depth
- 104.5 km (64.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.261° N, 152.462° 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
- 75
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.95 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.045 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 82 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.840 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.362 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.324 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 102 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.010 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 95 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.130 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.95 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 39 · tsunami flag
- 1.94 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
- 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 100 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.042 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.835 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 87 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 84 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 86 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.066 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 110 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.674 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 170 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.259 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 108 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 98 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 127 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.874 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 118 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 104 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.760 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.114 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
- 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 91 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.272 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 110 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 104 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.971 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 128 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.379 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.923 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 77 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.569 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 119 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 97 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.663 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.657 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 111 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.681 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.868 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 113 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 113 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.544 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 175 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.846 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 148 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.69 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.937 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 137 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 90 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.956 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 94 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.967 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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