Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 1:23 AM AKDT (09:23 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

Valdez forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-04 09:23:56 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.822° N, 146.865° 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
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.865 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.558 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.526 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  51. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.550 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.124 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.09 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cq9d30h. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.