Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 34 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 34 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 5:46 PM AKST (02:46 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-01 02:46:37 UTC
Depth
123.1 km (76.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.745° N, 153.499° 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
41

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 133 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.253 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 87 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.945 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 112 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.633 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.766 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.763 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 95 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.645 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 127 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.735 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 126 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.655 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 75 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.647 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 130 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 133 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.817 km ENE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 169 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.662 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 137 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.057 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 128 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.853 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 101 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.542 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 128 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.680 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.568 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.666 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 107 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 113 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.961 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.856 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 2.654 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.634 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 95 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.664 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 138 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 125 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.948 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.149 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.762 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 111 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.967 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 137 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.842 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.649 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.064 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 104 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.861 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.168 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 106 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.519 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.448 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 107 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 102 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.060 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.825 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.941 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 132 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.646 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.956 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 107 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.351 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 159 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.545 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 120 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.655 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 85 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 98 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.736 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 131 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.641 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 133 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.756 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.050 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.79 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.520 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.346 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 118 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.364 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.643 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.671 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 113 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.841 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.438 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.531 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.639 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.747 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.153 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 118 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.051 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.845 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 116 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away

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