Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 59 km NE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 59 km NE of Whittier, Alaska on Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 5:38 AM AKDT (13:38 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

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

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-30 13:38:19 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.099° N, 147.825° 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: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.520 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.711 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.753 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.617 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.622 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.050 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.629 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.65 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.550 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.137 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.56 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1809 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.724 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.926 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.512 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.635 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.520 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.033 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.239 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.614 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.526 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.824 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.739 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 3.440 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.740 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.613 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.919 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.77 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.918 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.06 km E of Hope, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.521 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.531 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.015 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.141 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.647 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.626 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.050 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.27 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.70 km NNE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.00 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.57 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.038 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.710 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away

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