Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 2:30 AM AKST (11:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 28 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-24 11:30:37 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.670° N, 146.751° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.334 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.655 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.520 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.138 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.126 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.927 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.937 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.839 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.69 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3556 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.620 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.658 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3551 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.814 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.915 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.89 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 2.010 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.847 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.954 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.511 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.635 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.649 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 1.831 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3534 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.648 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.512 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.640 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.054 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.555 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.913 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.241 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 3.534 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.522 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.861 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.835 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.959 km SSE of Cordova, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.561 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.5Gulf of Alaska · 3574 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.642 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.549 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.737 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.631 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.825 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.840 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.648 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.744 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.728 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

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