Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 54 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 54 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Sat, May 29, 2021, 3:52 PM AKDT (23:52 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-29 23:52:21 UTC
Depth
105.8 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.746° N, 153.135° 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
31

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 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.155 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 96 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.954 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.738 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.921 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.14 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.64 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.440 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.666 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.836 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 117 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.649 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.853 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.064 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.572 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 103 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 3.061 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.848 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 104 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.171 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 130 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.461 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.272 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 127 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.654 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.971 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.838 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.238 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 114 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.257 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 151 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.766 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.760 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.342 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 130 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 127 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.583 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.048 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 102 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.578 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 129 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.85 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.745 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.510 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.944 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 140 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 1.737 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.514 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.842 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 173 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.638 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.524 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.670 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.962 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.744 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 92 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.533 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.663 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.942 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.311 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.674 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 120 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.862 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.053 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 104 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.965 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.640 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 136 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.747 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 99 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.617 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.156 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.660 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 86 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.54 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.740 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.930 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.55 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.329 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 183 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.038 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.128 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.764 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.642 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.848 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.723 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.265 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.744 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.315 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.561 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 142 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 83 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.561 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 95 km deep · 37 km away

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