Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 51 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 51 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 9:03 AM AKST (18:03 UTC), 120 km (75 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-16 18:03:21 UTC
Depth
120.2 km (74.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.843° N, 153.192° 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
124

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. 1.64 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.766 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 94 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.642 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.145 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.636 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2056 days ago · 165 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.747 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 159 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.264 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 114 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.651 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.128 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.543 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 92 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.570 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 111 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.153 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 145 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.359 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.149 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 121 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.732 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.531 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.868 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.546 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.660 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.062 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 116 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 4.055 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 139 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.533 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.826 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 80 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.022 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.68 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.665 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 86 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.650 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.530 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.747 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 118 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.123 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.664 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 94 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.766 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 124 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.043 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.674 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.964 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 90 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.541 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 95 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.680 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 154 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.047 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 2.249 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 137 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.840 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.921 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.749 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.861 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 105 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.721 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.165 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 98 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.062 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 154 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.965 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.052 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 107 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.657 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 123 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 2.435 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 139 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.641 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 111 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.643 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.159 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 110 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.565 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 97 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 104 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.535 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.664 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 101 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.540 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 77 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.041 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 110 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.527 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 117 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 100 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.961 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 92 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.767 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.650 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 111 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.860 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 112 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021260zsug. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.