Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16 km N of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16 km N of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Nov 6, 2017, 10:45 PM AKST (07:45 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 53 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-07 07:45:13 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.215° N, 148.001° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.423 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.959 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.96 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3242 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.736 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.827 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.16 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 5.353 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1,033 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.615 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.450 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.560 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.951 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.69 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.952 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.66 km ESE of Crown Point, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 3.449 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.923 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.830 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.852 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.632 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.929 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.826 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.832 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.830 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.938 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.845 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.35 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.048 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.931 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.851 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.738 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.155 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.751 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.720 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.649 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.73 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.56 km E of Seward, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.950 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.546 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.849 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.958 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.57 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.651 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.531 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3204 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.549 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.031 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.517 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.838 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.911 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.738 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.136 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.757 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.511 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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