M1.6 earthquake 20 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 9:26 PM AKST (06:26 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 36 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-01-04 06:26:02 UTC
- Depth
- 17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.682° N, 146.742° 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
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.9Southern Alaska · 2092 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 14
- 1.829 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.454 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.950 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.049 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.648 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.09 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.751 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 2081 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.246 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.643 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.233 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.323 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.811 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.524 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.845 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.649 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.936 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 34
- 1.853 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.637 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.136 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.536 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.535 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.636 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.749 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.533 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.649 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 1.658 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.838 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.626 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.732 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.342 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.846 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.529 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.548 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.627 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.845 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.833 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
The first 60 of 102.
Before
- 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.526 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.638 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.623 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.69 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 33
- 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.648 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.749 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.842 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.725 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.843 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.839 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2105 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.850 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
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