Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 4:08 AM AKST (13:08 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 36 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 13:08:34 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.748° N, 146.893° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.142 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.231 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.720 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1737 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.2Southern Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.738 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.612 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.525 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.042 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.041 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.560 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.820 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.044 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.750 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.552 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.620 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.529 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1751 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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