Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 42 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 6:22 PM AKDT (02:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 46 km E of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-04 02:22:26 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.747° N, 147.417° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.128 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.649 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.734 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.611 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.641 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.521 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.69 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.88 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.620 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.056 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.524 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.913 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.811 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.28 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.711 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.716 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.510 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.818 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.637 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.928 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.945 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.125 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.925 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.620 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.013 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 3.1Southern Alaska · 2191 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.657 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.746 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.347 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.96 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.751 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  44. 1.952 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.911 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.652 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.949 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.635 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.612 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.011 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.632 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.459 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2177 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.941 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.141 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.642 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.739 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.019 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.756 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.137 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.524 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.639 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.85 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.729 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.733 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2230 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.755 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.943 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.924 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.034 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2232 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.617 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.929 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2238 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away

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