Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 54 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 54 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Jul 14, 2017, 6:26 PM AKDT (02:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 43 km SE of Knik River, 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
2017-07-15 02:26:59 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.232° N, 147.353° 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
48

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. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3367 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.34 km E of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.854 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.049 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.646 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.751 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.819 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.414 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.243 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.941 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.323 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.511 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.84 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.941 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.056 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.545 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.153 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.728 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.842 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.253 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.154 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.343 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.943 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.040 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.833 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.640 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.229 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.515 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.71 km SW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.86 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.028 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.738 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.619 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.824 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.824 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.614 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.549 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.845 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.949 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.543 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.856 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.640 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.354 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10 · tsunami flag
  8. 1.735 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.054 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.324 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.843 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.741 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.856 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.014 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.944 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.341 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.057 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.533 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away

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