Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska on Wed, Mar 31, 2021, 3:52 AM AKDT (11:52 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 43 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-31 11:52:24 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.686° N, 148.295° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.71 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.75 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.515 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.513 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.734 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.09 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.57 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.824 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.634 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.047 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.816 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.916 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  22. 1.652 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.37 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.515 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1975 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.831 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.612 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.753 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.744 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1957 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 22
  54. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.515 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.535 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.517 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 1.750 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.510 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.118 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.536 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.69 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.029 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.535 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.79 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.848 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.642 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.69 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.03 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.731 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2030 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02145186qa. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.