Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km SE of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Cordova, Alaska on Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 8:22 AM AKST (17:22 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 84 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-08 17:22:17 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.243° N, 144.929° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.628 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.531 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.484 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2051 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2042 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.5124 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.631 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.379 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.7111 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.627 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.342 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.732 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.749 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.535 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.536 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.136 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.637 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 4.936 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 34
  11. 1.524 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.3113 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.648 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211ss7njv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:49 AM UTC.