Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 41 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 41 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 10:36 AM AKDT (18:36 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-29 18:36:12 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.408° N, 147.731° 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
37

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1982 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1964 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 22
  26. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.431 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  4. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.71 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

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