Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km NE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km NE of Whittier, Alaska on Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 3:06 PM AKDT (23:06 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 35 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-30 23:06:16 UTC
Depth
25.7 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.053° N, 148.138° 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: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.445 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.934 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.846 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.07 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.947 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.333 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2618 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2616 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.839 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.039 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.06 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.18 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.02 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.848 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2615 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2614 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.15 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.512 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.78 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.517 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.117 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.851 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.318 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.435 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 18
  29. 2.152 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.145 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.919 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.918 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.76 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.735 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.044 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.420 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.815 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.431 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.026 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.121 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 7
  43. 1.53 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.143 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.545 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.020 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.831 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.452 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.536 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.112 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.942 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.243 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.729 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.66 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.03 km SSW of Knik, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.615 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.68 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.77 km SW of Sunrise, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.822 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.017 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.933 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.058 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.226 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2629 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.629 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.98 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2630 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.67 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2632 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.238 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2633 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.121 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.011 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2636 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.731 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2637 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.031 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.726 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2638 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.042 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2639 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.547 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2640 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away

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