Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Sat, Mar 6, 2021, 8:42 PM AKST (05:42 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 43 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-07 05:42:57 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.392° N, 147.758° 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
27

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 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.69 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.535 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.510 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.71 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  35. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1979 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1979 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.026 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.952 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.055 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2039 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.547 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.816 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.844 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.545 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.612 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.484 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.857 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.932 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.533 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021318p73r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.