Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Mon, Oct 18, 2021, 3:05 AM AKDT (11:05 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-18 11:05:11 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.984° N, 147.092° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.243 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.614 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.526 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.051 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.713 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.532 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.630 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.735 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away

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