Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km SE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 3:38 PM AKDT (23:38 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 50 km E of Chenega, 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
2017-07-28 23:38:11 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.782° N, 147.174° 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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.253 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.154 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.218 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.943 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.9113 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.845 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.835 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.840 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.422 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.651 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.150 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.655 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.038 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.449 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.358 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.861 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.724 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.153 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.634 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.056 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.854 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3368 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.856 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  13. 4.354 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10 · tsunami flag
  14. 1.649 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.535 km S of Cordova, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.422 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.741 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.650 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

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