Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, May 13, 2020, 4:31 AM AKDT (12:31 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2020-05-13 12:31:31 UTC
Depth
12.9 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.896° N, 146.994° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.542 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.854 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.732 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.832 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.353 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.436 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.219 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.951 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.142 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.633 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.045 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.630 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.155 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.247 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.617 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.819 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.734 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.644 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.446 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.542 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2310 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.542 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.339 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.019 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 3.230 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.920 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.328 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 2.142 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.243 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2306 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.640 km WNW of Valdez, AK · 2305 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.548 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2304 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2303 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.839 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.348 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2302 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.811 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.845 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2301 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2300 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.911 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2298 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 15
  45. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 1.835 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.536 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.712 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2297 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 9
  49. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, AK · 2297 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.030 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.528 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2296 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.731 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.638 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2294 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.923 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2293 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2291 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.645 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2288 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.19 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2287 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  60. 3.322 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2285 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.229 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.550 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2335 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2336 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.534 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.820 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.844 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2337 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.157 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.859 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.158 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.649 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.819 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.146 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.047 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away

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