Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 20 km E of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 20 km E of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Mar 27, 2020, 8:40 AM AKDT (16:40 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 53 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-03-27 16:40:43 UTC
Depth
19.5 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.065° N, 147.641° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.856 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.553 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.917 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.0105 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.970 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.721 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.830 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.8103 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.021 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.611 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.542 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.564 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.56 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2348 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2347 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.649 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.158 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2344 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.859 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.550 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2338 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.717 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.854 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.353 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.76 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 1.732 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 2.112 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.555 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.436 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.658 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.655 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.126 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.678 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.229 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.315 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.744 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020405isl7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.