Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 56 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Tue, May 14, 2019, 12:02 AM AKDT (08:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-14 08:02:35 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.456° N, 147.303° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2696 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.541 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2695 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.026 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.452 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.450 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.050 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.824 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2692 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.640 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.634 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.148 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2687 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.540 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.713 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.456 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.660 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.557 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.755 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2685 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.031 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2679 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.562 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.755 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.055 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2671 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.257 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.356 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.111 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.653 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2668 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.534 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2664 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.728 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.556 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.526 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.520 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.114 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.641 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2659 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.722 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2658 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.512 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2656 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.938 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2655 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.732 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.957 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 1.710 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.68 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 3.730 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 16
  47. 1.730 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.936 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.049 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2648 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.875 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2647 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 3.055 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.327 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2644 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2642 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.633 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.639 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2641 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.122 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.822 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.748 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.553 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.555 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2700 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.86 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2702 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2703 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.112 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2704 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2705 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.660 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2706 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2708 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.449 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2710 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.533 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 2713 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.835 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2714 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.615 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.615 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.68 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.06 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.751 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.149 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01965qsh42. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.