Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 27 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska on Thu, Aug 5, 2021, 5:02 AM AKDT (13:02 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-05 13:02:07 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.003° N, 148.510° 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
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.67 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.923 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.530 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.87 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.25 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.93 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.628 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.912 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.322 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.81 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.128 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.86 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.834 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.835 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1870 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.620 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.83 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.57 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.11 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.94 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.624 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.55 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.043 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.715 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.77 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.81 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1855 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.74 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.97 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 2.125 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1885 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.86 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.738 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1886 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.646 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.68 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1889 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.849 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1890 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.58 km W of Knik, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.752 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.08 km SSE of Wasilla, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.520 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1892 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.616 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.516 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1894 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.719 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1894 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away

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