Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Jul 12, 2021, 2:50 AM AKDT (10:50 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 59 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-07-12 10:50:00 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.026° N, 148.056° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.622 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.936 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.538 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.033 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.935 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.735 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.639 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.635 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.516 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.616 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.646 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.669 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.769 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.738 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.552 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.325 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.513 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.684 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  37. 3.359 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.732 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.534 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.050 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0218vcz180. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.