M1.8 earthquake 101 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 101 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska on Thu, Jul 22, 2021, 9:08 PM AKDT (05:08 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 59 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
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-23 05:08:50 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.672° N, 146.280° 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
- 39
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.669 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.769 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.2164 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.8150 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.552 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.863 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.5139 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.684 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.359 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.064 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0219dgnscw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC.