Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 34 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Apr 23, 2021, 11:08 AM AKDT (19:08 UTC), 8 km (5 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-23 19:08:53 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.372° N, 147.869° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1976 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.360 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1958 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 22
  30. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.431 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.71 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.510 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215773a43. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC.