Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km SW of Chitina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km SW of Chitina, Alaska on Wed, Jun 5, 2019, 12:54 PM AKDT (20:54 UTC), 250 km (155 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 51 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-05 20:54:46 UTC
Depth
250.0 km (155.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.288° N, 144.881° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.226 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.111 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.694 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.50 km SW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.946 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.544 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.344 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.129 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.138 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2643 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.633 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2643 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.651 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.119 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2635 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.551 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.441 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.556 km NE of Chitina, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.615 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.947 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.746 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.826 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.634 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.146 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.551 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.814 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.738 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.843 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.543 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.738 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.512 km WNW of Chitina, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.557 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.121 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

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