Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 50 km W of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 50 km W of Tonsina, Alaska on Mon, Sep 26, 2016, 1:48 AM AKDT (09:48 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 44 km SSE of Glacier View, 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
2016-09-26 09:48:41 UTC
Depth
28.7 km (17.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.628° N, 146.127° 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
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.947 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3660 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.521 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.511 km SSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3656 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.811 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.610 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.944 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  9. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.831 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.345 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.543 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.158 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.524 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.238 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.344 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.549 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.527 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3636 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.726 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.349 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3633 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.516 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.711 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.744 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3630 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.959 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.640 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3625 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 2.255 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.150 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.142 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3620 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.621 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.429 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.538 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.56 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 1.513 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.624 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.944 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.59 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.117 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.628 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 26 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 2.237 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.611 km SSW of Tolsona, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.620 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.549 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.751 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.748 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.029 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.747 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 36 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3672 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.940 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.938 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.722 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.210 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.954 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.948 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.218 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.713 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away

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