Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 9:15 PM AKDT (05:15 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 35 km SE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-28 05:15:54 UTC
Depth
20.7 km (12.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.403° N, 146.884° 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
54

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1975 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1958 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.610 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.512 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.742 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.513 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.519 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.536 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.969 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away

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