Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska on Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 1:46 AM AKDT (09:46 UTC), 19 km (12 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-24 09:46:08 UTC
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.638° N, 148.820° 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
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.140 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.143 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 96 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.634 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.25 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.515 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.932 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.2Southern Alaska · 1977 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.837 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.041 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.639 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.114 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.465 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.410 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.958 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.73 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.826 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.912 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.820 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.75 km S of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1959 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 22
  34. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.32 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.612 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.711 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.415 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.515 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.517 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.66 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.62 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.114 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.624 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.06 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.734 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.612 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.220 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.57 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.56 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.914 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.745 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.816 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.916 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.210 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.211 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.914 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.0Southern Alaska · 1996 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.613 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.65 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.937 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.518 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.824 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

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