M2.3 earthquake 11 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 7:08 AM AKDT (15:08 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SSW of Kasilof, 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
- 2.3 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-11 15:08:57 UTC
- Depth
- 74.3 km (46.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.128° N, 151.524° 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
- 100
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 184 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.522 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.922 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.553 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 1867 days ago · 87 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 110 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.613 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 104 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.752 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 133 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.317 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.242 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.630 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 90 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.56 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.422 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.683 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.280 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.868 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.869 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.614 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.618 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.614 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.516 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.937 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.111 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.764 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 141 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.821 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 101 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.116 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.516 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.628 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.617 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.433 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.69 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.710 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1862 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.578 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.561 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 108 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.544 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.77 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 61 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.920 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.745 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.528 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.683 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 143 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.849 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.767 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 138 km deep · 90 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.066 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.521 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.93 km NNE of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.363 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.611 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.737 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.557 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.616 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.256 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.356 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.154 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.614 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.516 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.645 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
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