Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 69 km SW of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 69 km SW of Cordova, Alaska on Thu, Apr 15, 2021, 6:03 AM AKDT (14:03 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 43 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-15 14:03:07 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.102° N, 146.651° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1958 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.742 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.519 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.347 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.379 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214tvs623. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.