Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 45 km W of Seward, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 45 km W of Seward, Alaska on Wed, Apr 14, 2021, 3:05 PM AKDT (23:05 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-14 23:05:34 UTC
Depth
28.1 km (17.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.141° N, 150.261° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.518 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.013 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.58 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.32 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.78 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.818 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.619 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 55 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.021 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.118 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.519 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.615 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.613 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.627 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.243 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.75 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.720 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.56 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.419 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.820 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.521 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 3.62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  31. 1.62 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.013 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 3.47 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.511 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.913 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.712 km E of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.99 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.910 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.820 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.111 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.82 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.617 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 14
  48. 1.98 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.65 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.718 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 3.216 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.87 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.912 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.415 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.515 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.510 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 66 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.520 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.517 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.517 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.616 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.514 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.023 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 63 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.618 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.741 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.521 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.85 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.728 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.029 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.619 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.61 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.644 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.937 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.616 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away

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