Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km S of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km S of Chiniak, Alaska on Fri, May 14, 2021, 10:01 AM AKDT (18:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 51 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-14 18:01:45 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.503° N, 152.248° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.780 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.467 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.940 km ENE of Kodiak, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.161 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.436 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.625 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.627 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.311 km ESE of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.051 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.732 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.286 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.758 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.280 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.620 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.933 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.965 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.366 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.625 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.727 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.620 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.96 km E of Womens Bay, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.19 km W of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.259 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.124 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.769 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.974 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.546 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02165wqmb3. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.