Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 28 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska on Mon, May 1, 2017, 6:41 PM AKDT (02:41 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 14 km N of Ninilchik, 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
2017-05-02 02:41:54 UTC
Depth
68.9 km (42.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.427° N, 151.817° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.870 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.859 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3443 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.849 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.660 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.568 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.641 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.167 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.951 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.920 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.158 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.739 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.948 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.56 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.813 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.815 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.069 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.854 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 94 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.743 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 90 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.310 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.642 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.067 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.361 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.550 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 91 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.745 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.030 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 81 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.742 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 85 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.862 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.967 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 122 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.845 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.562 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 101 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.636 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 79 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.727 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.54 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.529 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.651 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.425 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 76 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.582 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 134 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 113 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 126 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.049 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.656 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.657 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 140 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.063 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 147 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.623 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.854 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 5.314 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 735 · tsunami flag
  52. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.913 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.56 km S of Kasilof, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 60 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.751 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 83 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.013 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.414 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.310 km W of Homer, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.521 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.960 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.57 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.638 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.611 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.39 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 20
  6. 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.871 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.958 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.627 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.669 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.925 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.652 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.684 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 135 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.555 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 143 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.910 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.151 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.238 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.558 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.571 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3447 days ago · 100 km deep · 46 km away

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