Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Tonsina, Alaska on Mon, Sep 2, 2019, 6:59 PM AKDT (02:59 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 45 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-03 02:59:44 UTC
Depth
21.4 km (13.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.313° N, 145.452° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.536 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.112 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.942 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.432 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.038 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.637 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.731 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.046 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2571 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.527 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2563 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2562 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.250 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.725 km SE of Chitina, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.051 km NNE of Cordova, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 36 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.663 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.633 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.532 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.520 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.722 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.347 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  29. 2.029 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.023 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.633 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.815 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 2.441 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.128 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 3.245 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.135 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.629 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.746 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.740 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.78 km E of Silver Springs, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2540 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.336 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 32 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2531 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.631 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.148 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 3.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2527 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.911 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.524 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.544 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.48 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  60. 1.835 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 2.020 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.431 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.044 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.76 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.523 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.517 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.147 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.232 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 2612 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.844 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.333 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away

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