Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska on Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 1:52 AM AKDT (09:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-22 09:52:55 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.219° N, 143.387° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.4132 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.2119 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.8131 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.997 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.8138 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.7102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.6104 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.0133 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.5124 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.680 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.5133 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.6129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.591 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.756 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.8103 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.6105 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.0116 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.4145 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.7130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219bvrmah. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.