Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Jan 11, 2017, 11:31 PM AKST (08:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km NE of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-12 08:31:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.683° N, 146.751° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.658 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3551 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.814 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.639 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.915 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.89 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.010 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.847 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.546 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.954 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.639 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.511 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.742 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.635 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.649 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.831 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3534 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.648 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.512 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.640 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.054 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.555 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.913 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.739 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.241 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.558 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.633 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.552 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.922 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.746 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.939 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.044 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.929 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.511 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.140 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.918 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.725 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.346 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 3.328 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  56. 2.443 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 3.127 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.534 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 1.842 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3556 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.69 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.839 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.937 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.927 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.126 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.138 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.520 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.655 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.539 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.334 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away

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