Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 39 km NE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 39 km NE of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Nov 7, 2021, 12:19 PM AKST (21:19 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 50 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-07 21:19:25 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.347° N, 147.563° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1769 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.658 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.825 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021eaor5tn. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.