Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 49 km E of Cordova, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 49 km E of Cordova, Alaska on Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 11:21 PM AKST (08:21 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-01 08:21:31 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.511° N, 144.850° 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

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Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9129 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.4128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.5112 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.798 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.5130 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.1125 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.5121 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.5120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.738 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.612 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.620 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.529 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.842 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.9135 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.48 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.510 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.672 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.6109 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.0122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.735 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.713 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.594 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.554 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.4138 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fe5xaoc. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.