M1.5 earthquake Southern Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 9:49 PM AKDT (05:49 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 42 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-08-14 05:49:05 UTC
- Depth
- 87.3 km (54.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.814° N, 152.828° 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
- 34
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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.543 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 82 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.688 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 149 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
- 1.770 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 137 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.613 km SW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 106 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.642 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 1872 days ago · 131 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.659 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.553 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 104 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.752 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 133 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.958 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.317 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.242 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 98 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.513 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 73 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.558 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.630 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.752 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.540 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 151 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.630 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 112 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.56 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 109 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.671 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 103 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.683 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.280 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.754 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.241 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 182 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.868 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 113 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.869 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.970 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.156 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 96 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.764 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 141 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.647 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 79 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.929 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 157 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 101 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.666 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 125 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.516 km ESE of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.628 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.69 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 1868 days ago · 102 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.578 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 124 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.833 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 125 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.561 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 108 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.544 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.640 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 140 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.77 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 99 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 84 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.753 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 115 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.0Southern Alaska · 1866 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.745 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.53 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 97 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 116 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.634 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 126 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.553 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.760 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.522 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.311 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 74 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.250 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 104 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 119 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.066 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 115 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.93 km NNE of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.363 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 94 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.756 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.965 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 1.932 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 138 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.19 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.557 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 96 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 120 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.616 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
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