Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sat, Sep 7, 2019, 9:52 PM AKDT (05:52 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 39 km SW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-08 05:52:53 UTC
Depth
53.3 km (33.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.310° N, 153.570° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.841 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.714 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.923 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.724 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.535 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.245 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.86 km S of Kodiak, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.638 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.325 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.56 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.825 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.632 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.156 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.420 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.527 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.554 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.624 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.621 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.737 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.165 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.91 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.631 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.833 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.226 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.531 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 3.239 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.59 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.615 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2534 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.327 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.535 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.352 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.721 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.527 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.729 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.337 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.144 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 2.428 km S of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2518 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.718 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.542 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.148 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.520 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.518 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.029 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.513 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.619 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.642 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.730 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.027 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.814 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.710 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.540 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.848 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.151 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.846 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.638 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.732 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.515 km WSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away

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