Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 37 km W of Seward, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 37 km W of Seward, Alaska on Wed, Apr 7, 2021, 7:40 AM AKDT (15:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-07 15:40:52 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.095° N, 150.116° 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
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.644 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.61 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.029 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.85 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.741 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.618 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.023 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.619 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.619 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.615 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.243 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.75 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.521 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 3.62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10
  35. 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 3.47 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.511 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.913 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.712 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.910 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.820 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.111 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.82 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 3.617 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 14
  50. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 3.086 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.65 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 60 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.718 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 3.216 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.87 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.912 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.415 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.515 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.510 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.520 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.518 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.56 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.320 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.55 km SE of Kenai, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.03 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.54 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.814 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.520 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.515 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.910 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.824 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.526 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.75 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.53 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.522 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.526 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.613 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away

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