Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 28 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 11:06 PM AKST (08:06 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 35 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-16 08:06:41 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.998° N, 147.121° 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
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.735 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.751 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.526 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.010 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.621 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.142 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.231 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.829 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.630 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.532 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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