Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 27 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska on Sat, Mar 9, 2019, 8:29 PM AKST (05:29 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 29 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-10 05:29:37 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.677° N, 148.219° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.035 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.06 km SSE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.632 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.722 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.723 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.152 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.913 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.516 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.137 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.946 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.928 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.148 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.636 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.449 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.639 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.743 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.712 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.833 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.79 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.641 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2750 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.758 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.318 km SE of Primrose, Alaska · 2749 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.79 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.930 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.744 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2748 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.520 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.524 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.110 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.710 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.339 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.625 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.718 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 3.029 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 3.020 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 1.555 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.812 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.629 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.95 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.66 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.516 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.638 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2730 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.831 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.736 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.757 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.811 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.941 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.518 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.547 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.823 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.054 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.849 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.449 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.638 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.646 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.149 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.751 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.756 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.424 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.517 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.012 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.818 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 11
  8. 2.114 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.451 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.89 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.56 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.820 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 12
  16. 1.813 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.37 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.642 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.639 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0193678emo (also filed as us1000jd3v). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.