Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska on Thu, Oct 28, 2021, 8:53 AM AKDT (16:53 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 40 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-28 16:53:05 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.137° N, 148.072° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.625 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1774 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 25 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.526 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.955 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.635 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.525 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.558 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.821 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021du2lrp2. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.