Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 54 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 54 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Feb 18, 2019, 9:53 AM AKST (18:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 39 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-02-18 18:53:52 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.539° N, 147.735° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.139 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.657 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.143 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.638 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.639 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.642 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.813 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.820 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 12
  10. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.89 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.451 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.114 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 26 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.012 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.641 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2761 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.756 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.927 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.152 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.913 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.137 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.946 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.928 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.148 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.636 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.449 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.639 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.743 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.833 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.79 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.641 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.63 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.758 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 2.318 km SE of Primrose, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.79 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.930 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.744 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.520 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.524 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.110 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.710 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.625 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 3.029 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.555 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.812 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.629 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 1.95 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.66 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.516 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.638 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 1.831 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.736 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.714 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.59 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.110 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.010 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.938 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.939 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.723 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.543 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.048 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.829 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01929cdads. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.