Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km W of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km W of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 10:00 PM AKST (07:00 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 54 km S of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-02 07:00:18 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.039° N, 148.493° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.848 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.713 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.846 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.548 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.519 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.828 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.69 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.533 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.932 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.612 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.545 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.844 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.816 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.055 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.528 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.952 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.026 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 7
  29. 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.79 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.961 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.631 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.721 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.569 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.658 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.853 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.649 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.845 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.722 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.018 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.811 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.323 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.915 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.049 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.454 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.016 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away

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