Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 15 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, May 30, 2017, 11:13 AM AKDT (19:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 29 km WNW of Valdez, 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
2017-05-30 19:13:47 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.741° N, 148.201° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.817 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.910 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.919 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.064 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.56 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.915 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.138 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.524 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.326 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.14 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.633 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.965 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.513 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.839 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.822 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 3.631 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.129 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.912 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 3.752 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.83 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 3.025 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.275 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.510 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.016 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.618 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.917 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.933 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.729 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.918 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 2.625 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.029 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 4.129 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  46. 1.57 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.251 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.847 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.029 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.025 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.825 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.548 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.717 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 3.229 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.057 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.115 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.115 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 134 · tsunami flag
  4. 2.28 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.815 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.915 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.724 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.642 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.731 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.742 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.513 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.147 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.25 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.310 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.06 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.814 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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