Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 50 km E of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 50 km E of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, May 22, 2017, 8:41 PM AKDT (04:41 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NE 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
2017-05-23 04:41:47 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.069° N, 147.102° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.828 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.045 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.343 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.941 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.953 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.956 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.630 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.934 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.854 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.732 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.941 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.983 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.342 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.841 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.116 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.662 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.864 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.650 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.741 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.422 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.535 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.649 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 4.354 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10 · tsunami flag
  33. 2.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.640 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.856 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3369 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.854 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 2.129 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.527 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.872 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.956 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.512 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.528 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.648 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.520 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.246 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.753 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.644 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.345 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.633 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.541 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.521 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.920 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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