Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 44 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 44 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 9:15 AM AKDT (17:15 UTC), 19 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.4 40 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-09 17:15:58 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.033° N, 147.429° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.347 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.634 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.064 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.630 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.77 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.617 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.348 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bl1n608. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:15 AM UTC.