Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 47 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 47 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, May 30, 2017, 6:05 PM AKDT (02:05 UTC), 20 km (13 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-31 02:05:53 UTC
Depth
20.2 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.922° N, 147.539° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.919 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.953 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.956 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.915 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.519 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.142 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.349 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.138 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.524 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.837 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.630 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.934 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.854 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.965 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.732 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.941 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.520 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.522 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.822 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 3.631 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.342 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.841 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.116 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.213 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.729 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.933 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.662 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.729 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.918 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 4.129 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 22 · tsunami flag
  41. 2.251 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.847 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.825 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.548 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 3.229 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.650 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 1.533 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.057 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.341 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 24 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 1.944 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.856 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.741 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.843 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.324 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.054 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.736 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.941 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.533 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 1.815 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.915 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.724 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.642 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.828 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.731 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.742 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.147 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.950 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.129 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.527 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.631 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away

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