M2.3 earthquake 79 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 79 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska on Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 2:48 PM AKDT (22:48 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 48 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-25 22:48:54 UTC
- Depth
- 0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.853° N, 146.139° 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
- 67
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.0121 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213vaj3dp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:41 AM UTC.