Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 41 km SW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 41 km SW of Chenega, Alaska on Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 8:21 PM AKDT (04:21 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 49 km E of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-04 04:21:22 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.861° N, 148.626° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.514 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.943 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.511 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.754 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.757 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.136 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.650 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.738 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.911 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.838 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.031 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.716 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.423 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.96 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.565 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.736 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.827 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.16 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.615 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.560 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.69 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.66 km ESE of Crown Point, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 3.449 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.923 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.830 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 29 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.613 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.853 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.687 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.520 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.724 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.054 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.358 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.645 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.449 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.124 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.038 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away

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