Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 25 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, Feb 21, 2018, 7:03 AM AKST (16:03 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 60 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Bear Creek forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-21 16:03:42 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.263° N, 147.770° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.539 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.636 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.550 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.648 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.524 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.627 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.222 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.644 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.045 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.540 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.521 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.67 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.045 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.58 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.559 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.032 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.065 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.665 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.746 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.546 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.630 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.529 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.634 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.921 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.824 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.563 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.510 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.55 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.75 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.535 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.348 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.832 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 4.060 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 32 · tsunami flag
  41. 1.624 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.524 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.935 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.531 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.853 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.011 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 11
  3. 1.851 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.247 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.951 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.632 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.536 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.863 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.652 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.637 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.246 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.221 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 17
  17. 1.635 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.533 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 48 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.850 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0182e9hptm (also filed as ak18478839). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.