Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 54 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 54 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Jul 26, 2017, 9:48 PM AKDT (05:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 53 km NE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-27 05:48:12 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.511° N, 147.354° 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
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.153 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.728 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.556 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.253 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.154 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.218 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.855 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.943 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.040 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.515 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.619 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.549 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.845 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 1.543 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.810 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.637 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.633 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 2.532 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.536 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.812 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 2.522 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.620 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.2Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.835 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.840 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.69 km W of Whittier, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.634 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3315 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.521 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.422 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.942 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3311 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.651 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 3.150 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.425 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.123 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.525 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 1.615 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.655 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.038 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 2.124 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.634 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.056 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.323 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.941 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.243 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.751 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.922 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.854 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3367 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.722 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.954 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.856 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.922 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.640 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

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