M1.7 earthquake 25 km SE of Chitina, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km SE of Chitina, Alaska on Wed, Sep 25, 2019, 11:33 AM AKDT (19:33 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 36 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-25 19:33:50 UTC
- Depth
- 13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.342° N, 144.142° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.051 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.663 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.532 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.023 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.633 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.78 km E of Silver Springs, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.554 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.657 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.838 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.5103 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.136 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.734 km ENE of Chitina, Alaska · 2516 days ago · 56 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019cbjjfcx. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.