Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 69 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 69 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 12:05 AM AKST (09:05 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 47 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-15 09:05:56 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.511° N, 148.574° 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
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1777 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.246 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.747 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.6132 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.060 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.590 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 1.616 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.658 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.825 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.026 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.729 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.027 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.662 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021enptsn3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.