Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 42 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, May 26, 2017, 12:02 PM AKDT (20:02 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-26 20:02:34 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.967° N, 147.442° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.915 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.815 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.941 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.736 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 20 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.919 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.953 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.956 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.915 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.519 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.138 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.524 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.630 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.934 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.854 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.965 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.513 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.732 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.941 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.520 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.822 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 3.631 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.342 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.841 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.116 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.213 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.729 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.933 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.662 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.729 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.918 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 4.129 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  51. 2.251 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.847 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.825 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.548 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 3.229 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 3.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.828 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.731 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.742 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.147 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.129 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.631 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.619 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.751 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.152 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.553 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.846 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.625 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.722 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.835 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.847 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.956 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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