Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska on Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 10:37 AM AKDT (18:37 UTC), 27 km (17 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-10 18:37:50 UTC
Depth
27.1 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.280° N, 147.179° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.863 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.684 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.359 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.064 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 1820 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.684 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.179 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.560 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.865 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.526 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.919 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.738 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.769 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.669 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.646 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.520 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.635 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.639 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.8101 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021a7g8vy3. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.