Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 5:10 PM AKDT (01:10 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 37 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-13 01:10:47 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.671° N, 146.531° 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
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.655 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.747 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.644 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.644 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.156 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.648 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.939 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.449 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.512 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.358 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.250 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.861 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.525 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.928 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.924 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.853 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.152 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.710 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.648 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.753 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.832 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.040 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.553 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.713 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.833 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.533 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.622 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.440 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.757 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.738 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.150 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.651 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3311 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.942 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.531 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.521 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3316 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.442 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.835 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.541 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.620 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 32 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.522 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away

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