Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 48 km SE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 48 km SE of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 5:29 PM AKST (02:29 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-04 02:29:59 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.783° N, 147.364° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.846 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.548 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.533 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.932 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.531 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.484 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.545 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.844 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.055 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.026 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  21. 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.379 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.0121 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.726 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.838 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.658 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.749 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.535 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.536 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.136 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.637 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.853 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 4.936 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 34
  12. 2.3147 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.811 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.2116 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.049 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.454 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211lx6g2c. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.