Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km NE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km NE of Whittier, Alaska on Tue, Mar 3, 2020, 12:04 AM AKST (09:04 UTC), 4 km (3 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
2020-03-03 09:04:05 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.996° N, 148.083° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.610 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.63 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.229 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.241 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.745 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2400 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.126 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.153 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.517 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.256 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.655 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.560 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.953 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.658 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.19 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.436 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.58 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.219 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.66 km ENE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.555 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.62 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.144 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 3.934 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 51
  33. 1.734 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.650 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.151 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.254 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.539 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.856 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.022 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.553 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.09 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.65 km NNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.716 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.521 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.616 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.664 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 2.18 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.136 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.913 km SE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.721 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.830 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2366 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2365 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2363 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.643 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  59. 1.661 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 3.825 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 272

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.524 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.516 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.548 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.616 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.834 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.512 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.668 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.744 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.68 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.541 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.258 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.511 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.029 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.112 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.011 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.64 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1

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