Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 11:16 PM AKST (08:16 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 34 km NNW of Valdez, 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
2020-03-05 08:16:15 UTC
Depth
14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.897° N, 146.197° 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
26

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 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.229 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.241 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2400 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.745 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2399 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.153 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.517 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.256 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.655 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.658 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.19 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.436 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.219 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.344 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.555 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 3.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 51
  28. 1.734 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.733 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.650 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.151 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.254 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.856 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.850 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.553 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.521 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.664 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.136 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.138 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 1.528 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2366 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.542 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.855 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.651 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.763 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.544 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.622 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.535 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 1.610 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.346 km N of Valdez, AK · 2403 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.045 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.744 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.548 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.834 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.832 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.541 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.668 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.744 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.937 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.743 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.641 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.544 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away

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