Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 9:21 AM AKST (18:21 UTC), 17 km (11 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
2021-11-21 18:21:19 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.596° N, 146.260° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.526 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 38 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.010 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 27 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 2.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.813 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.428 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 40 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.528 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1751 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.621 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 2.142 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.231 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.720 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 3.2Southern Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  46. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.134 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  54. 2.031 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.115 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.738 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.632 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.735 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.823 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.630 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.0Central Alaska · 1777 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021exsi4wp. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:43 PM UTC.