Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 17 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 11:45 PM AKDT (07:45 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 48 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-06 07:45:19 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.705° N, 146.702° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.064 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.560 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.865 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.558 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.542 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bfx94ur. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.