Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 79 km SE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 79 km SE of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Oct 3, 2021, 3:22 PM AKDT (23:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 60 km S of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-03 23:22:24 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.606° N, 146.921° 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

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Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.560 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.865 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.558 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1773 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.684 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 1821 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.064 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cou5ivm. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:15 AM UTC.