Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 54 km NE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 54 km NE of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Feb 16, 2020, 10:31 PM AKST (07:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 29 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-17 07:31:01 UTC
Depth
9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.429° N, 147.360° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.828 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.152 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.543 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.64 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.011 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.029 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.258 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.744 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.668 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.315 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.834 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.616 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.548 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.640 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.626 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.229 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.678 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.126 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.517 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.655 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.658 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.19 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.436 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.219 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.555 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.144 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.720 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.151 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.254 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.856 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.553 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.521 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.917 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.664 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.970 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.721 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.830 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 3.021 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.643 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.723 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.514 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.533 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.538 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.554 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 44 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.77 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.623 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.813 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.326 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.618 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.57 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.754 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.552 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away

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