Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km S of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km S of Whittier, Alaska on Mon, Nov 27, 2017, 3:34 PM AKST (00:34 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 23 km ESE of Point Possession, 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
2017-11-28 00:34:24 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.636° N, 148.688° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.815 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.450 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.951 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.69 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.952 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.66 km ESE of Crown Point, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.923 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.830 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.527 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.852 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.632 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.929 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.826 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.823 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.121 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.817 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
  23. 2.017 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.832 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.830 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.530 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.610 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.938 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.619 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.845 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.35 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.851 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.738 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.155 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.523 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.751 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.720 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.649 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.73 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.56 km E of Seward, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.546 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.52 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.823 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.57 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.651 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.930 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.518 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.010 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.523 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.56 km SW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.625 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.531 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.611 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3202 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 5.353 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1,033 · tsunami flag
  2. 2.16 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.827 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.862 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.620 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3240 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.96 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.822 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.611 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.610 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.423 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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