Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska on Mon, Nov 15, 2021, 7:04 PM AKST (04:04 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-16 04:04:32 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.566° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.855 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1770 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.86 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.318 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.515 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 1.627 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.034 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.817 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.538 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.634 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.932 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.511 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 227
  46. 1.79 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.72 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.823 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.514 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.615 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 1728 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.733 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.955 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.532 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.624 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.625 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.15 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.514 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.77 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.750 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.510 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021epadpte. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:46 PM UTC.