Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 10:02 PM AKDT (06:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-28 06:02:56 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.442° N, 147.429° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.516 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.417 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.57 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.259 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.927 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.617 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.660 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.017 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.516 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.05 km SSE of Big Delta, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.051 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.341 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 4.515 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 235
  15. 1.69 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.810 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.210 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.515 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.631 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.617 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.618 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.68 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.57 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.713 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.066 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.48 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.916 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 2.717 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2715 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.163 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.377 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.878 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.361 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.564 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.27 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 2688 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.625 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.031 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.520 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.721 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.780 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.784 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.516 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.030 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.011 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 106 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.578 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.56 km SSE of Ester, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.78 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.825 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 24 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 279
  14. 1.781 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.547 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.612 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.67 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

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