Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km NE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km NE of Whittier, Alaska on Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 8:44 PM AKDT (04:44 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 40 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-07 04:44:24 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.097° N, 148.120° 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
47

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 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.044 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.55 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.99 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.519 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.733 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.224 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.627 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.00 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.70 km NNE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.27 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.15 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.77 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.759 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 1.520 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 30
  39. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.69 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.617 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.73 km W of Hope, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  54. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.56 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.017 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.950 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.519 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.520 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.552 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.613 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.750 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.617 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.350 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.849 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.52 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.547 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.048 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.717 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.250 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bhizz3s. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.