Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 40 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 8:54 PM AKDT (04:54 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 19 km NNW of Tatitlek, 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
2018-09-15 04:54:00 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.401° N, 147.724° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.713 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.155 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.561 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.128 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.612 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.728 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.020 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.814 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.723 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.743 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.212 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.819 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.712 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.511 km SW of Primrose, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.649 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.241 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.56 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.66 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.557 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.528 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.614 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.13 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.657 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.843 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.323 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.924 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.630 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.728 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.956 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.342 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.658 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.043 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.750 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.651 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.613 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.657 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.842 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.657 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.623 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.519 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.636 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.716 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.87 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.611 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.716 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.533 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.528 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.816 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.129 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.836 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.848 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2959 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.943 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.842 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.136 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.716 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.220 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away

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