Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 43 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska on Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 8:16 PM AKDT (04:16 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 26 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-22 04:16:02 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.556° N, 145.972° 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
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.639 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 43 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.244 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.038 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.526 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 1.630 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.735 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.751 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.034 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.547 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 2.141 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.813 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 1.621 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.142 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.231 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.626 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.840 km NNE of Kenny Lake, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away

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