Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 3:56 PM AKDT (23:56 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-23 23:56:56 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.896° N, 148.639° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.635 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.516 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.616 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.969 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.653 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.738 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.552 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.325 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.513 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.543 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.564 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  23. 3.359 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.640 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.063 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.542 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.117 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.914 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.735 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.935 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.033 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.538 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.936 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.622 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.05 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.613 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1907 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.732 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.534 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.050 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219drnw4i. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.