Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 66 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 2:11 PM AKDT (22:11 UTC), 119 km (74 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 63 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-26 22:11:30 UTC
Depth
119.0 km (73.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.226° N, 152.820° 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
33

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. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.965 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.660 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 125 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.736 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 133 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 116 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 106 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.773 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 123 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.765 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 107 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.749 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 105 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 127 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.821 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.821 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.841 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 92 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.654 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.623 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.927 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.927 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.237 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.237 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.67 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.750 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.778 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 123 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.070 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 121 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 1.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 100 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.765 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 101 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 1.924 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.614 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.548 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 81 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 1.555 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.639 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 2.461 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.511 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.139 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 140 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.843 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 122 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.340 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.529 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 126 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.822 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 90 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.550 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 91 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.825 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.324 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.024 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 89 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 103 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 1.553 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 4.057 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away · tsunami flag

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