M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 6:27 AM AKST (15:27 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 68 km W of Salamatof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-15 15:27:33 UTC
- Depth
- 65.0 km (40.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.094° N, 151.615° 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
- 57
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
- 1.868 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 128 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.156 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 150 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 93 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.563 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 153 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.055 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.648 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.020 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.719 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.164 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 110 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.55 km E of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.524 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.340 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.654 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.539 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.939 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.15 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.521 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.837 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.67 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.620 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.668 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.654 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.565 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.568 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.532 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.417 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
- 1.640 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 83 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.041 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 82 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 62 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.513 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.527 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.239 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.947 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 143 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.559 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.637 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.071 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.658 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.128 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
- 1.562 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 142 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 133 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.461 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 112 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.751 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 140 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.533 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.658 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 148 km deep · 92 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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