Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 46 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Sun, Apr 2, 2017, 2:38 PM AKDT (22:38 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 41 km NNW of Glacier View, 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
2017-04-02 22:38:49 UTC
Depth
17.9 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.446° N, 147.228° 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
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.949 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.722 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.629 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.813 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.018 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.510 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.144 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.529 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.758 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.636 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.924 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.548 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.741 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.811 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.524 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.824 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.923 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3459 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.68 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 3.940 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 11 · tsunami flag
  27. 1.57 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.417 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3455 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.925 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.124 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.57 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 2.423 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.742 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.628 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.920 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.521 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.942 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.633 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.126 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.551 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3446 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3446 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.749 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.652 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3445 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.423 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3444 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.641 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3443 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.235 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.926 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.511 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.923 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.138 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.68 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.145 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.333 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.645 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.131 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.637 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.75 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.650 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.611 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.551 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.930 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.622 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.648 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.646 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away

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