Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 49 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 1:45 PM AKST (22:45 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-12 22:45:42 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.588° N, 146.387° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2516 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.540 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.636 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.861 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.723 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.338 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.517 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.548 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.923 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.921 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.524 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.110 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.740 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.517 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.532 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.117 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.912 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.146 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.729 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.535 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.520 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.516 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 22 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 44 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.929 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.648 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 2.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.932 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.656 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.845 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.624 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.731 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.621 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.330 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.222 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 250 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.610 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 3.124 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.136 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.540 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.944 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.98 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.829 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.518 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.145 km N of Valdez, AK · 2477 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.342 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.518 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.528 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.519 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.838 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.211 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.136 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.648 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.742 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.510 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.020 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.513 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.310 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.120 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.838 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.835 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.48 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4

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