Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 56 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Sat, Mar 9, 2019, 5:53 PM AKST (02:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km SSE of Chenega, 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
2019-03-10 02:53:28 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.541° N, 147.653° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.927 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.152 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.913 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.137 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.946 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.928 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.148 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.636 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.449 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.639 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.743 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.833 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.135 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.79 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.641 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.63 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.758 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 2.318 km SE of Primrose, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.79 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.930 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.744 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.520 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.433 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.524 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.110 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.710 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.625 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 3.029 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.555 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.812 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.629 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.95 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.66 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.516 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.638 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.831 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.736 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.757 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.811 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.941 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.518 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.547 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.054 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.849 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.449 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.638 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.646 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.149 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.751 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.68 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.615 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.519 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2765 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.641 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.012 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.114 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.451 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.89 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.820 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 12
  12. 1.813 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.642 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.639 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.638 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.143 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.657 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 3.139 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019365l8ec. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.