Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 1:07 AM AKST (10:07 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km S of Nelchina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-14 10:07:19 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.976° N, 147.592° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km E of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.620 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.246 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.643 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.131 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.133 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.331 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.933 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.930 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.233 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.323 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.811 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.134 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.524 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.845 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.649 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.84 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.853 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.636 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.749 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.533 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.632 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.649 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.658 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.838 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.623 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.615 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.86 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.626 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.732 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.729 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.534 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.846 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.529 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 2.09 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.826 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.531 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.431 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.049 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.950 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.932 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.946 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.454 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.510 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.9Southern Alaska · 2092 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 14
  17. 1.620 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.68 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2094 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.526 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021nbiqdi. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:19 PM UTC.