Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska on Thu, May 16, 2019, 2:59 AM AKDT (10:59 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-05-16 10:59:47 UTC
Depth
25.2 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.650° N, 147.537° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2693 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.140 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.551 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.146 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.330 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.246 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.148 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.17 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.533 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.456 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.438 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2684 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.557 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.358 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2683 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 20
  15. 1.839 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.845 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2681 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.823 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2680 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.224 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.518 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2674 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.022 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.866 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.511 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.45 km SW of Gateway, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.923 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2672 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.444 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 2.111 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.536 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2669 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.743 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.538 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.548 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.728 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.125 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 2.114 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.621 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.641 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.328 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.525 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.00 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 42 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.719 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.625 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.732 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2652 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.946 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.544 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.710 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.937 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.365 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.737 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.344 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 3.730 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 16
  56. 1.730 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.129 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.737 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.049 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.743 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.843 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.026 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.942 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.316 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.822 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.555 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.738 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.949 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.121 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2701 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2702 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.213 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.316 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2704 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2706 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.614 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.937 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 132 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.744 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.628 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.610 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2712 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019693ea2z. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.