Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, Jul 27, 2021, 9:34 PM AKDT (05:34 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 35 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-28 05:34:38 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.680° N, 146.715° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.849 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.335 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.646 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.669 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.769 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.919 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.526 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.552 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1868 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.359 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.752 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.863 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.622 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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