M1.9 earthquake 5 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 7:41 AM AKDT (15:41 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-09 15:41:54 UTC
- Depth
- 50.8 km (31.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.051° N, 151.575° 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
- 49
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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.045 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.840 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.362 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.324 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.010 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 95 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.517 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
- 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.95 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 39 · tsunami flag
- 1.94 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
- 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.042 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.835 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 54 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.259 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.874 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.114 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
- 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.719 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.814 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.272 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 104 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.971 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.379 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.923 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.569 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.657 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.681 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.868 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.69 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.525 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.956 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.963 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 56 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 126 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 1.619 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 101 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.065 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.085 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 146 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.750 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.271 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.527 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.635 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.649 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 127 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.453 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.516 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
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