Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 35 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 35 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska on Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 12:31 PM AKST (21:31 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 35 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-17 21:31:38 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.852° N, 145.615° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.751 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.849 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.798 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.142 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.231 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.720 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 3.2Southern Alaska · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.738 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.612 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.525 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.042 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.630 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.713 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.594 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.554 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021er878cx. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:58 PM UTC.