Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 49 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 49 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska on Mon, May 31, 2021, 2:04 PM AKDT (22:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-05-31 22:04:57 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.580° N, 147.866° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.254 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.847 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.639 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.624 km NW of Cordova, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.431 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1931 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.853 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.94 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 204 · tsunami flag
  25. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.651 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.050 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.617 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.534 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.732 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.613 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.05 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.622 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1902 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.936 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.538 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.033 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.935 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.735 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.639 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.635 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 22
  3. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 22
  12. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1962 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.651 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.228 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away

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