Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 84 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 84 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska on Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 5:07 PM AKDT (01:07 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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

Cordova forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-20 01:07:30 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.651° N, 146.744° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.359 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.064 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 1821 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.684 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.179 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.560 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.865 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.558 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 1.863 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.552 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.2164 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.769 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.669 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.8101 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021anpbimm. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.