Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sat, Mar 23, 2019, 6:53 AM AKDT (14:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-23 14:53:53 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.965° N, 148.932° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.110 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.710 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.718 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.029 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.020 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.812 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.95 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.66 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.757 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.811 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.518 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.823 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.638 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.646 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.615 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.519 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2716 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.835 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2711 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.515 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2709 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.027 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2707 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.660 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.112 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 1.712 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.86 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.237 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.824 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2689 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.640 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.318 km SE of Primrose, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.817 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.79 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.449 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.235 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.137 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.913 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.755 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.736 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.927 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.756 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.424 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.929 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.641 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.932 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.87 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.012 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

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