Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska on Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 2:04 AM AKDT (10:04 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 46 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-08-21 10:04:29 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.856° N, 148.118° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.023 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 407 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.844 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 405 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.955 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 404 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.658 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 391 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.916 km ENE of Primrose, Alaska · 385 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 385 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.655 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 381 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.556 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 380 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.848 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 378 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.649 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 378 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.241 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 374 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.519 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 372 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.620 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 371 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.956 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 371 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 368 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.824 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 368 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.839 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 366 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.966 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 365 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.557 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 361 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.756 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 359 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.521 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 357 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.646 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 357 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.044 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 357 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.138 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 357 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.647 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 355 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.253 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 353 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 351 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.79 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 351 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.853 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 350 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.036 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 349 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.922 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 413 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.531 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 417 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.613 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 419 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.941 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 426 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.527 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 427 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.3103 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 427 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.523 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 430 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.838 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 430 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.525 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 432 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 435 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025api7498. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.