Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 47 km S of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 47 km S of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 12:12 AM AKDT (08:12 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 08:12:13 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.645° N, 148.137° 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

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Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.644 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  6. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.360 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1960 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.9119 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.0121 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.148 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.854 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.654 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.026 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02148a9zsv (also filed as us6000dygz). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.