Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 2:56 PM AKST (23:56 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-19 23:56:07 UTC
Depth
19.2 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.057° N, 147.829° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 25 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.658 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.825 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.560 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.026 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.729 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.027 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.552 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 2.340 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.616 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.24 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.939 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 3.421 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.456 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.169 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021eukm316. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.