M1.7 earthquake 7 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 23, 2021, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 70 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 7 km N of Nikiski, 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
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-24 04:59:48 UTC
- Depth
- 70.2 km (43.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 60.120° N, 151.690° 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
- 51
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
- 1.97 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.952 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.523 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.562 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.782 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 125 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.947 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.672 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.642 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.81 km NW of Kasilof, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.512 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.57 km NNW of Kachemak, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.447 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 93 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.255 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
- 1.621 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.852 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.812 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.633 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.077 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.169 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 125 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.59 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.069 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.179 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.86 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.613 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.511 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 60 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.063 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 111 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.830 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.749 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.653 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.561 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 95 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.631 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.627 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 68 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.847 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 95 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.250 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.444 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.554 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.965 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 132 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.59 km WNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.881 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 137 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.222 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.659 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 125 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.751 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.727 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.658 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.652 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 98 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.722 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.673 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.723 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 66 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.147 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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