M2.0 earthquake 121 km SE of Chenega, Alaska
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 121 km SE of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Mar 29, 2021, 4:20 AM AKDT (12:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 47 km S of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-29 12:20:02 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.173° N, 146.782° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.360 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 2.379 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02141qk177. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.