Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 5:13 PM AKST (02:13 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2021-03-09 02:13:01 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.780° N, 146.651° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.246 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.214 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 9
  6. 1.535 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.631 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.635 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.629 km N of Valdez, AK · 2019 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.621 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.726 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.418 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 3.811 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 18
  24. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.930 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.746 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.747 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.047 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.933 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.841 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.439 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.644 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.139 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.939 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.535 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  52. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 21 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1974 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.045 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.821 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.051 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.651 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2031 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.642 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.332 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.428 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.929 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.952 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.055 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2034 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.842 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02134ht95o. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.