Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 52 km NE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Whittier, Alaska on Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 8:53 PM AKDT (04:53 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.3 35 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-27 04:53:51 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.144° N, 148.091° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722 km NE of Chickaloon, AK · 1888 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.520 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.849 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1887 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.335 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.646 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.738 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.86 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.127 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.919 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.526 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.324 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.628 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.912 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.322 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.81 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1867 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1866 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.012 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.94 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.56 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.08 km SSE of Wasilla, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.616 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.516 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.614 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.613 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1891 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.719 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.538 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.736 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.44 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.857 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.352 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.119 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.556 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.548 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1895 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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