Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 70 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 70 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Tue, Sep 14, 2021, 12:15 PM AKDT (20:15 UTC), 104 km (64 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-14 20:15:20 UTC
Depth
103.6 km (64.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.090° N, 153.002° 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
24

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 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.971 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 128 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.379 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 119 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.923 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.569 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 119 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 97 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.657 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.681 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 115 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.868 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 113 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.547 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.669 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 113 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.544 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 175 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.846 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 148 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.69 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.937 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 137 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.855 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.956 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 94 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 94 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.963 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 118 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.644 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.512 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.060 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 126 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.77 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 93 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.954 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 1.747 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 115 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.245 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.653 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 106 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.759 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.744 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 130 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.668 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 132 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.544 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.642 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.038 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 128 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.359 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 112 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.969 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 101 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.868 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 110 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.655 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 92 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.640 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.530 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.247 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.635 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.136 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 140 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 1.863 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 107 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.910 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  48. 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 105 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 1.757 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 105 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.146 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 136 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.752 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 128 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 104 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.567 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.659 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 107 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.838 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 132 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.039 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.658 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 97 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.326 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.617 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.614 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.272 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 110 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.967 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.861 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.955 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 100 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.957 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 104 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.861 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.874 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 118 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.055 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 127 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.664 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 98 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.259 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 108 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.674 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 170 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.866 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 110 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.24 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.538 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 86 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.741 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021btd44ql. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.