Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 5:20 PM AKST (02:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 43 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-28 02:20:08 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.546° N, 147.412° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.842 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2035 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.055 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.952 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.929 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.428 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.332 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.642 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2032 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.516 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.69 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.214 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9
  19. 1.535 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.742 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.726 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.811 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 18
  33. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.047 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.939 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  51. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.547 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.930 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.632 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.816 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.844 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.545 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.532 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.484 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.531 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.64 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.848 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.628 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.857 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.932 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.632 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

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