Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 29 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska on Sat, Nov 30, 2019, 6:17 AM AKST (15:17 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-30 15:17:25 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.720° N, 148.154° 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
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.644 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.08 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.714 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.816 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2498 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.859 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.520 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.516 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.542 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.648 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.435 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.720 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2491 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.932 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.656 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.210 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 33
  20. 1.845 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.731 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.124 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.87 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.749 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.557 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 1.519 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.731 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.630 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.656 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.244 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.145 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.655 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2472 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.617 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.38 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.95 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.016 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.855 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.515 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.045 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.543 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.716 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.760 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.827 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.926 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.632 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.725 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2461 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.615 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.231 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.512 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.013 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.532 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.517 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.951 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.655 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.740 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2503 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.110 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.859 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.724 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.622 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.436 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2505 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.815 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.017 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2507 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2510 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.548 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.724 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.641 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.720 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2513 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away

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