Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 8:54 AM AKDT (16:54 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 12 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-06 16:54:26 UTC
Depth
99.0 km (61.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.769° N, 153.126° 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
39

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.271 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 116 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 118 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.671 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 123 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.637 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.750 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.085 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 146 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.253 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 118 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 2.053 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.065 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 112 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.288 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 137 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 143 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.755 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.95 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.045 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.840 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 81 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.950 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 119 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.362 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 96 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 3.324 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.754 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.836 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.130 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 123 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.059 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.858 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.042 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.835 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 110 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.556 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.259 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 98 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 127 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.055 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 123 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.874 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 118 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 97 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 100 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.967 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.272 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.570 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 104 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.971 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 128 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.379 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.923 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.569 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.657 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 111 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.681 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.868 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 113 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.547 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.544 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 175 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.846 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 148 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.69 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.639 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 134 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.527 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.839 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 161 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 111 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.635 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 109 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.649 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 127 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.453 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 108 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.654 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.167 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.625 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.662 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.538 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.147 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 95 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.641 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 112 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.028 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.946 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 109 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 105 km deep · 45 km away

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