Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 5:31 AM AKDT (13:31 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 40 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-10-09 13:31:25 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.311° N, 147.799° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.558 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.635 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.614 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.526 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1778 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.865 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.617 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.179 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.684 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away

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