Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 42 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska on Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 10:36 PM AKDT (06:36 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-03-17 06:36:57 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.712° N, 147.746° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.379 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.0121 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  13. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.360 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.026 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.844 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.545 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.612 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.484 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

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