Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 48 km E of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km E of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2019, 6:15 AM AKDT (14:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 35 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-12 14:15:09 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.087° N, 147.143° 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.851 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.658 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.316 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.145 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.919 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.76 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.735 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.143 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.452 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.112 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.835 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.552 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.652 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.075 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.272 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.55 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.636 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.664 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.930 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.531 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.035 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.352 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.847 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.610 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.933 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.629 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.061 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.238 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.031 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2634 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.547 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away

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