Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 29 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 4:54 PM AKDT (00:54 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 32 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-09-22 00:54:32 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.947° N, 148.976° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.848 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.838 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3654 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.624 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.616 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.59 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.66 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.532 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.99 km W of Seward, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.718 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.634 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.320 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.822 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.543 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3631 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.69 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.623 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.535 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3629 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.116 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.523 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3627 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.217 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.631 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.211 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.433 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.047 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.616 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.821 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.629 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.747 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.014 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.732 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.75 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.841 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.736 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.237 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.639 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.531 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.544 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.016 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.323 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.631 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3673 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.530 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.133 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.653 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.549 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.929 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.616 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.929 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away

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