Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska on Tue, Nov 2, 2021, 11:28 PM AKDT (07:28 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km NNE of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-03 07:28:47 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.610° N, 148.818° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.220 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.817 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.514 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.15 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.625 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.624 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.74 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.115 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.545 km W of Seward, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.97 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.532 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.515 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1773 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.023 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.86 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.318 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.645 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.627 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 41 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.525 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.518 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.75 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.524 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.843 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.744 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.854 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.056 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.612 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.59 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.622 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.57 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.257 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.537 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.526 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021e3uboi1. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.