Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 6:05 AM AKDT (14:05 UTC), 68 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 57 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-19 14:05:09 UTC
Depth
68.4 km (42.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.203° N, 153.037° 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
36

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. 1.966 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.864 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.161 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.742 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.524 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.756 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.873 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 74 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 95 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.361 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.064 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1804 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.363 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 60 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.640 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.149 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.960 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.541 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.355 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 130 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.915 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 79 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.586 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.654 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.785 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 93 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.576 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.866 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 99 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.861 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 97 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.731 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.826 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.869 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.738 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.28 km ESE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 168 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.614 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.076 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.775 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.260 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.060 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.837 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.149 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.762 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.911 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.622 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.260 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 3.161 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.048 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 141 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.028 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 132 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.664 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.644 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.034 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 207 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.745 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 151 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.464 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.561 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.630 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 100 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.666 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.853 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 135 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.056 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 105 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.854 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 1.662 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.837 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 137 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.717 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.146 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.690 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.860 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.131 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 137 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.850 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.953 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 97 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.628 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.866 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1806 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.933 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.480 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.745 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.639 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.552 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.752 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 99 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.238 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 129 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.978 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.732 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021df5ai00. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.