Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 58 km E of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 58 km E of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, Oct 13, 2021, 3:02 AM AKDT (11:02 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-13 11:02:09 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.978° N, 146.970° 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 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.713 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1772 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.865 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.560 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.179 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.684 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.1Gulf of Alaska · 1821 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.530 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021d569h2l. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.