M1.5 earthquake 12 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 8:28 AM AKDT (16:28 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.6 28 km WNW 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
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-17 16:28:47 UTC
- Depth
- 55.7 km (34.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.145° N, 151.556° 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
- 29
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
- 1.628 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 87 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.948 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.646 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.277 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.342 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1793 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.622 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.92 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.768 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.619 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.523 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.262 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 51 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.042 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.620 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.061 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.441 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.140 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.78 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.881 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.524 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.67 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.062 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.859 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.6Southern Alaska · 1788 days ago · 130 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.714 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 70 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.843 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.09 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 58 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.114 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 64 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 1.78 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 56 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.614 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.415 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 66 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
- 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.747 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.766 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.058 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.841 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.355 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.737 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.653 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.036 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.1Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.859 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 65 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.186 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.129 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.623 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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