Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 38 km S of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 38 km S of Tonsina, Alaska on Tue, May 14, 2019, 7:52 PM AKDT (03:52 UTC), 29 km (18 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-05-15 03:52:09 UTC
Depth
29.3 km (18.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.312° N, 145.192° 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
52

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.814 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2697 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.551 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.146 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2691 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.634 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2690 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.826 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2686 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.52 km SW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.034 km SW of Chitina, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 250 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2673 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.444 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.226 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.111 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2671 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.538 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2666 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.728 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2663 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.50 km SW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2662 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.114 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2661 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2660 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.93 km NNE of Glennallen, Alaska · 2657 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.732 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.946 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2653 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.544 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.937 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.737 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2651 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.68 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.344 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 3.730 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2650 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 16
  29. 1.730 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.129 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2649 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2646 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.138 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2645 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.633 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2642 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.843 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2698 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.543 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2699 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.738 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.512 km WNW of Chitina, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.557 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2701 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.121 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2703 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.631 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2708 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.615 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.036 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.06 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.738 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.613 km SSW of Tolsona, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away

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