Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 61 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 61 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska on Thu, Feb 16, 2017, 6:23 AM AKST (15:23 UTC), 17 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
2017-02-16 15:23:08 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.836° N, 147.020° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.836 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.534 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.449 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3509 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.822 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.554 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.835 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.543 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.846 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.158 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.517 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.818 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.616 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.739 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.916 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.922 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.520 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.667 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.747 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.530 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.741 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.519 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.342 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.957 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.828 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.757 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.937 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.828 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.758 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.660 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.728 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.443 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.140 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.044 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.930 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.137 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.552 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.633 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.558 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.648 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.831 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.649 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.954 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.847 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.89 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away

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