Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 54 km S of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 54 km S of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 7:37 PM AKST (04:37 UTC), 27 km (17 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-08 04:37:56 UTC
Depth
26.8 km (16.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.577° N, 147.971° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.0121 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.026 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.844 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.545 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.612 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.484 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.087 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.932 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.533 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02132vm4w2. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.