Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 44 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 44 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, May 6, 2021, 4:33 AM AKDT (12:33 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 29 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-06 12:33:52 UTC
Depth
61.1 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.165° N, 147.232° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.49 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.514 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.044 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.630 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.611 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.833 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.725 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.535 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.539 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.630 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.843 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 22
  29. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.610 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.512 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.254 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.847 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.513 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.731 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.915 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 3.729 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 10
  48. 2.433 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.146 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.431 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.642 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.85 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.633 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.753 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.636 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.045 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.9Southern Alaska · 1975 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1975 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0215sl244t. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.