M1.6 earthquake 43 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 11:23 PM AKDT (07:23 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 57 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-10-16 07:23:23 UTC
- Depth
- 112.2 km (69.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.632° N, 153.402° 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
- 42
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
- 1.592 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.855 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.062 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.732 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.978 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.238 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 129 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.752 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 129 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.53 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 109 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.639 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 120 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 119 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 1806 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 1.933 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1805 days ago · 96 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.628 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 97 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.131 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 137 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.962 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 110 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.860 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 104 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.269 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.146 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 126 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.717 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1804 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.966 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 97 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.260 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 130 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.161 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.742 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.524 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.873 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.361 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 87 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.064 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 1803 days ago · 112 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 118 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.363 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.640 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.149 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 122 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.960 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 95 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.541 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.915 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.654 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.576 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.866 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 99 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.861 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.731 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.826 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.869 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.738 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.28 km ESE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 168 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.614 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.745 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 95 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 113 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.260 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 91 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.837 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.725 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.440 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 123 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.943 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 134 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.960 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.742 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 113 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.679 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.169 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 90 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.726 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.950 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 120 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.731 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.547 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.035 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 119 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.535 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.653 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.346 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.735 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 129 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.839 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 133 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.248 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.871 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 131 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.658 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.670 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021da2mb8r. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.