Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 52 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 52 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Sat, May 1, 2021, 4:18 PM AKDT (00:18 UTC), 129 km (80 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 50 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-02 00:18:35 UTC
Depth
129.2 km (80.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.981° N, 153.250° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
48

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.243 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 144 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.066 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 97 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.845 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.240 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 149 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.245 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.782 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.746 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.845 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 111 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.267 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 108 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.863 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 78 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  15. 1.656 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.249 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.863 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 102 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 133 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.952 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.365 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 137 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.842 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 173 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.647 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 104 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.869 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 102 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.652 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.583 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 152 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.745 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 93 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.99 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.556 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 147 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.063 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 105 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.670 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 120 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.536 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 128 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.862 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 3.265 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.551 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.759 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.350 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.957 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.559 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.065 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 132 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 3.563 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.640 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 136 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 99 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 101 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 120 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.611 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 2.025 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.837 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 144 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.79 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.049 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 100 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.548 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.756 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 109 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 93 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.550 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 90 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.752 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.664 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 108 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.961 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 140 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 105 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 157 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.740 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 139 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.162 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 107 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 117 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.033 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 154 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 98 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.855 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 109 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.567 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 123 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.857 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.247 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.054 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.567 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.533 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 130 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.747 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 84 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.648 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 147 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.045 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 122 km deep · 10 km away

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