Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km NE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Nov 26, 2021, 9:50 PM AKST (06:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-27 06:50:17 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.129° N, 147.834° 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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.658 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.825 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.560 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.026 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.820 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.729 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.027 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.552 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.340 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.616 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.24 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.939 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 3.421 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.639 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 2.456 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.325 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.114 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.937 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.329 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1770 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021f7ir87v. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.