Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 52 km NE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, May 12, 2021, 7:46 AM AKDT (15:46 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 18 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-12 15:46:36 UTC
Depth
29.4 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.386° N, 147.317° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1963 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.050 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 1.534 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.732 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1981 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away

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