Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 37 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 37 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska on Sat, Nov 20, 2021, 12:57 AM AKST (09:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 34 km S of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-20 09:57:09 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.896° N, 148.598° 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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.645 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.541 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.060 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.616 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.658 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.825 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.026 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.729 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.027 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.552 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 2.24 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 3.421 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.456 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.747 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.246 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1769 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.545 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.625 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.15 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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