Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km SE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Dec 3, 2021, 6:37 PM AKST (03:37 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-04 03:37:18 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.834° N, 147.349° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.658 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.825 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.560 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.026 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.729 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.027 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.552 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.340 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.24 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.939 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.421 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.456 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.325 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.937 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 2.329 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.226 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.659 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.651 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.73 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.530 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1774 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away

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