Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 39 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, May 12, 2021, 4:29 PM AKDT (00:29 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-13 00:29:37 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.405° N, 147.786° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.360 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1956 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 22
  9. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.431 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.050 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 1.617 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.534 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.732 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.613 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02163yngba. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.