Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 41 km NE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 41 km NE of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Jun 16, 2017, 5:44 PM AKDT (01:44 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-06-17 01:44:46 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.347° N, 147.517° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.116 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.213 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.662 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.847 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.864 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.650 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.741 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.422 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.535 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.649 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.354 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 10 · tsunami flag
  17. 2.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.640 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.922 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.856 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.954 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.722 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3369 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.854 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.922 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 3.056 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 1.634 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 3.153 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.728 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.556 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.253 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.154 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.218 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.943 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.342 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 2.522 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.520 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.941 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.732 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.965 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.854 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.934 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.630 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.519 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.956 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.953 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.941 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.343 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away

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