Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km NE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km NE of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Aug 18, 2019, 5:29 PM AKDT (01:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 67 km S of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-19 01:29:00 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.467° N, 147.406° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.145 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.919 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.76 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.735 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.815 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.431 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.026 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.143 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.020 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.452 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.112 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.835 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2562 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.552 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.857 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.633 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.652 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 1.834 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.075 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.272 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.55 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.636 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.347 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  33. 2.029 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.664 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 3.467 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.930 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.815 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.531 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.035 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.835 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 3.011 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.941 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.838 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.740 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2540 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.316 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.523 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.658 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.851 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.548 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.352 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.512 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.039 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.839 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.333 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.846 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.642 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.847 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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