Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 55 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 55 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska on Fri, Nov 19, 2021, 2:29 PM AKST (23:29 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-19 23:29:11 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.653° N, 147.700° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1772 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.837 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.618 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.530 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.558 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.643 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.511 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.640 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.826 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.512 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.749 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.739 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.630 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.936 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.78 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.716 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.78 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.822 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 1.627 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.543 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.519 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.638 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.555 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.535 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.560 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.125 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.140 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.641 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.515 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.633 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.4Southern Alaska · 1740 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.123 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.534 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.519 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.335 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.823 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.031 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.915 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.144 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.133 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.859 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.942 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 1.728 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.59 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.725 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.911 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.652 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.532 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.646 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.74 km SSW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.539 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.619 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

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