Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, May 8, 2019, 7:14 AM AKDT (15:14 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 55 km NE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-08 15:14:45 UTC
Depth
22.2 km (13.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.028° N, 147.808° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.86 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.553 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.748 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.541 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.026 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.452 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.450 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.050 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.824 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.640 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.540 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.713 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.660 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.755 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.031 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.087 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.755 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.055 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2673 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.257 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.356 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.653 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2670 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.534 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2665 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.520 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.722 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.512 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.938 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.957 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.936 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.875 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 3.055 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.327 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.660 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.449 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.533 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.835 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.519 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.615 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.149 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.646 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.638 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.449 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.849 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.054 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.823 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.547 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.518 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.941 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.757 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.831 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2732 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

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