Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 58 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 58 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, Aug 29, 2021, 4:05 AM AKDT (12:05 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.3 50 km E of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-29 12:05:03 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.031° N, 147.695° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 23 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.064 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.94 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1864 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021b2rox3x. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.