Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 7:03 AM AKDT (15:03 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2021-08-24 15:03:29 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.166° N, 148.393° 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
27

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 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.359 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.621 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.064 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.77 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.520 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.813 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.617 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.865 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.558 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.635 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.513 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.325 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.552 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.127 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aujs4a1. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.