Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km E of Silver Springs, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km E of Silver Springs, Alaska on Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 4:41 AM AKDT (12:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 42 km NNW of Valdez, 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
2019-10-16 12:41:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.020° N, 145.173° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.336 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.554 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.657 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.148 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.524 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.835 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.742 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2523 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.136 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.734 km ENE of Chitina, Alaska · 2520 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.342 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2517 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2516 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2515 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2514 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.338 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.923 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2508 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.956 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.146 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.535 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.047 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.648 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.017 km WSW of Chistochina, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.135 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.128 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.023 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.520 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.725 km SE of Chitina, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.250 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.66 km SE of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away

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