Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 51 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 51 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, May 17, 2021, 7:31 AM AKDT (15:31 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-17 15:31:11 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.496° N, 147.660° 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
60

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 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1956 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 22
  7. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 22
  16. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.254 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.431 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.853 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.050 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.617 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.534 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.732 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.613 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.05 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.622 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.753 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away

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