M1.9 earthquake 3 km SW of Whittier, Alaska

Magnitude

1.9 (ml), micro

Local time

Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 8:15 PM AKDT

UTC

2021-08-12 04:15:34 UTC

Depth

14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.747° N, 148.727° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

61

• Girdwood, AlaskaPopulation 2,250. Forecast32 kmSE
• Eagle River, AlaskaPopulation 24,793. Forecast78 kmSE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast82 kmSE

After

1. 1.628 km SE of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Aug 12, 1:14 AM AKDT · 1872 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.912 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaThu, Aug 12, 1:43 PM AKDT · 1871 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaThu, Aug 12, 9:28 PM AKDT · 1871 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.81 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaFri, Aug 13, 5:40 AM AKDT · 1870 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
5. 1.513 km E of Lowell Point, AlaskaFri, Aug 13, 5:57 PM AKDT · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
6. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Aug 13, 6:28 PM AKDT · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
7. 1.950 km ENE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Aug 13, 8:04 PM AKDT · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.128 km SW of Hope, AlaskaSat, Aug 14, 9:13 PM AKDT · 1869 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.86 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Aug 15, 1:16 AM AKDT · 1869 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaSun, Aug 15, 2:14 AM AKDT · 1869 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
11. 1.521 km NE of Moose Pass, AlaskaSun, Aug 15, 4:43 AM AKDT · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.834 km E of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Aug 15, 9:17 AM AKDT · 1868 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.835 km E of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Aug 15, 1:04 PM AKDT · 1868 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.621 km SW of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Aug 16, 3:01 AM AKDT · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.83 km NW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Aug 18, 10:20 AM AKDT · 1865 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
16. 2.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Aug 19, 7:02 PM AKDT · 1864 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.710 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 19, 8:06 PM AKDT · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.615 km SW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaSun, Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT · 1862 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.94 km NNW of Sunrise, AlaskaMon, Aug 23, 1:05 PM AKDT · 1860 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
20. 1.523 km WNW of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Aug 24, 7:03 AM AKDT · 1859 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
21. 2.415 km ESE of Lowell Point, AlaskaWed, Aug 25, 11:33 AM AKDT · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
22. 1.624 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 26, 3:54 AM AKDT · 1858 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
23. 1.553 km E of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Aug 27, 1:26 AM AKDT · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
24. 2.522 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaFri, Aug 27, 11:04 AM AKDT · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
25. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaSat, Aug 28, 2:29 PM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.658 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Aug 29, 4:05 AM AKDT · 1855 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
27. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Aug 29, 9:56 AM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
28. 1.530 km SE of Knik River, AlaskaSun, Aug 29, 11:36 PM AKDT · 1854 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
29. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 5:17 AM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
30. 1.715 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 11:24 AM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
31. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaMon, Aug 30, 11:36 AM AKDT · 1853 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, AlaskaTue, Aug 31, 11:59 AM AKDT · 1852 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
33. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 12:49 AM AKDT · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
34. 1.516 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 5:14 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
35. 1.821 km W of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Sep 2, 8:28 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
36. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Sep 3, 12:06 AM AKDT · 1850 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
37. 3.350 km E of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 3:55 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
38. 1.750 km E of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 4:15 AM AKDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
39. 1.518 km E of Lowell Point, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 7:48 AM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
40. 1.552 km E of Whittier, AlaskaSat, Sep 4, 8:25 PM AKDT · 1848 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
41. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, AlaskaSun, Sep 5, 5:22 PM AKDT · 1847 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
42. 1.950 km E of Whittier, AlaskaSun, Sep 5, 10:27 PM AKDT · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
43. 1.647 km NE of Whittier, AlaskaMon, Sep 6, 8:44 PM AKDT · 1846 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.926 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Sep 7, 9:17 PM AKDT · 1845 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
45. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 5:22 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
46. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Sep 9, 9:15 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
47. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 4:22 AM AKDT · 1843 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
48. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 5:08 AM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
49. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 6:52 AM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
50. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 12:45 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
51. 2.615 km WSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaFri, Sep 10, 2:13 PM AKDT · 1842 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
52. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Sep 13, 2:04 PM AKDT · 1839 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
53. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 12:06 PM AKDT · 1838 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
54. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 5:05 PM AKDT · 1838 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
55. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaTue, Sep 14, 7:44 PM AKDT · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
56. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 7:23 AM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
57. 1.819 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 4:37 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
58. 1.529 km SSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 5:53 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
59. 1.82 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 6:36 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
60. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Sep 16, 7:11 PM AKDT · 1836 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

1. 1.87 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaWed, Aug 11, 12:19 PM AKDT · 1872 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.923 km WSW of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Aug 10, 4:08 PM AKDT · 1873 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
3. 1.552 km ENE of Chenega, AlaskaTue, Aug 10, 10:37 AM AKDT · 1873 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaTue, Aug 10, 7:55 AM AKDT · 1873 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaMon, Aug 9, 8:24 AM AKDT · 1874 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
6. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Aug 8, 11:45 PM AKDT · 1875 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.83 km W of Moose Pass, AlaskaSat, Aug 7, 2:25 PM AKDT · 1876 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
8. 2.510 km NW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaFri, Aug 6, 10:03 AM AKDT · 1877 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.521 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Aug 5, 11:53 PM AKDT · 1878 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaThu, Aug 5, 2:42 PM AKDT · 1878 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.01 km NNW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaThu, Aug 5, 12:01 PM AKDT · 1878 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.127 km NNE of Whittier, AlaskaThu, Aug 5, 5:02 AM AKDT · 1878 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.527 km SSW of Cooper Landing, AlaskaWed, Aug 4, 11:18 PM AKDT · 1879 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.125 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Aug 3, 6:34 AM AKDT · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.939 km S of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Aug 3, 4:22 AM AKDT · 1881 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.723 km NNE of Cooper Landing, AlaskaMon, Aug 2, 1:35 AM AKDT · 1882 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
17. 1.940 km NNW of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Aug 1, 4:06 PM AKDT · 1882 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
18. 1.738 km NW of Chenega, AlaskaSun, Aug 1, 12:28 PM AKDT · 1882 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.646 km WSW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Jul 30, 12:20 PM AKDT · 1884 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.747 km WNW of Tatitlek, AlaskaFri, Jul 30, 1:03 AM AKDT · 1885 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aaiurbm. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:17 AM UTC.