Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 43 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 43 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 8:45 PM AKDT (04:45 UTC), 89 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 32 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 04:45:55 UTC
Depth
89.2 km (55.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.347° N, 152.172° 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
41

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. 2.932 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.335 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.751 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.938 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 126 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 123 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.343 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.546 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.873 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 110 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.951 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.752 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.234 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 138 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 112 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.734 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 72 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.075 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 136 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.615 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.661 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.537 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 82 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.145 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.513 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.621 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1812 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.670 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 108 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.520 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.964 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 135 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.511 km WSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.873 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.437 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 152 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 108 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.564 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.042 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.611 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 136 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.019 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.167 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 119 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1810 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.669 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.532 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.136 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 173 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.567 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 111 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1809 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.969 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.065 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.950 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.615 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.752 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.342 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 145 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.01 km N of Funny River, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away

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