Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska on Wed, Jun 2, 2021, 1:12 AM AKDT (09:12 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-06-02 09:12:29 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.627° N, 148.023° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.140 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.936 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.65 km E of Girdwood, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.622 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.431 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.433 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.431 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.938 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.513 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.58 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 1939 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.922 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.813 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.633 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1935 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.348 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1932 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.549 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1930 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1928 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 1.853 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1927 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.94 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 204 · tsunami flag
  24. 3.035 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.742 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.651 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.050 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1922 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.621 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 1.617 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1919 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.946 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.534 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.748 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.347 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.732 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 3.718 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.619 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.613 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.05 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.622 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.544 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1903 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.936 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.538 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.033 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.935 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.735 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1900 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.639 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.635 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1896 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1896 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.847 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.114 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.254 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1949 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.849 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.047 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 22
  7. 1.620 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.949 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.725 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.740 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.526 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.737 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.14 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 22
  16. 1.816 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.730 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1962 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1963 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.53 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4

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