Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 38 km E of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 38 km E of Cordova, Alaska on Tue, Jan 3, 2017, 3:29 PM AKST (00:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-04 00:29:27 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.480° N, 145.061° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.620 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.915 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.010 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.511 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.558 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.552 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.922 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.930 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.73 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.517 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.818 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.520 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.334 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.822 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.660 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.861 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.959 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.561 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.5Gulf of Alaska · 3574 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.642 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.825 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0176mbnv2 (also filed as ak14927069). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.