Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30 km S of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km S of Chenega, Alaska on Sat, Feb 11, 2017, 5:53 PM AKST (02:53 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 22 km SSW of Chenega, 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
2017-02-12 02:53:00 UTC
Depth
18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.791° N, 148.078° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.044 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.140 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.443 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.534 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.961 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.836 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.534 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.449 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.835 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.561 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3509 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.896 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.822 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.554 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.617 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.835 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.846 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.63 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.158 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.616 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.739 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.916 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.922 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.520 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.638 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.922 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.747 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.741 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.173 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.529 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.622 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.519 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 2.342 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.957 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.828 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.822 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.757 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.937 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.828 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.758 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.660 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.728 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

Before

  1. 2.137 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.552 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.633 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.558 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.640 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.648 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.812 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.831 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.649 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.524 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.828 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.954 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.847 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.89 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.922 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away

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