Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, Oct 31, 2017, 10:39 AM AKDT (18:39 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 53 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-31 18:39:42 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.709° N, 146.718° 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
29

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 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.735 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.527 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.549 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.140 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.453 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.716 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.032 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.813 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.924 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.423 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.959 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.636 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.96 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 19 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.550 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.440 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.862 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.827 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.633 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 5.353 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1,033 · tsunami flag
  37. 2.450 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.544 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.533 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.951 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.952 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.938 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.449 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 3.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.852 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.512 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.937 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.630 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.349 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.911 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.738 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.757 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away

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