Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska on Tue, Mar 28, 2017, 12:33 AM AKDT (08:33 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 21 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-28 08:33:52 UTC
Depth
43.4 km (27.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.157° N, 148.305° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.342 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.822 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.957 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.828 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.822 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.757 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.937 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.828 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.758 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.660 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.728 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.520 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.69 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.175 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.875 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.142 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.675 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.577 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.978 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.876 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.876 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.575 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.633 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.753 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.627 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.58 km SSE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.246 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.648 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 3.321 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 19
  35. 1.528 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.217 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.956 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.910 km WNW of Primrose, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.892 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.527 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.950 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.629 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.828 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.622 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.529 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.716 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.747 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.741 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.747 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.922 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.638 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.520 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.922 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.916 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.837 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.739 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.616 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.158 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.63 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.846 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away

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