Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 60 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 11:25 AM AKST (20:25 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-16 20:25:09 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.590° N, 147.629° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1741 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.823 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.658 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.825 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.428 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.936 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.560 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.026 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.652 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.820 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.729 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.027 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.552 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.529 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.620 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 2.340 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.616 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.24 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.939 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 3.421 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.639 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.456 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.729 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.327 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.325 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.114 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.48 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.510 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.937 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.329 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1706 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.226 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1705 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.659 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.651 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021g365ikp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC.