Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 39 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 39 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska on Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 12:23 AM AKDT (08:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 18 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, 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
2020-09-03 08:23:50 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.661° N, 148.009° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.142 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.128 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.637 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.649 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.817 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.518 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.521 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.620 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.056 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.732 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.430 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.523 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.723 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.637 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.625 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.928 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.945 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.125 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.925 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.520 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.620 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.957 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.657 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2193 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.746 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.96 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 2.751 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.952 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2187 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.911 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.652 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 1.514 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.949 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.635 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.517 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.612 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.011 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.459 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 4.118 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 460 · tsunami flag
  43. 2.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 14
  44. 1.818 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.941 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.141 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.642 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.240 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.751 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.741 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.850 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.537 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.912 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2169 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.522 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2168 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 3.246 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2166 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.151 km SE of Valdez, AK · 2165 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.021 km SE of Eagle River, AK · 2165 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.617 km E of Tatitlek, AK · 2165 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.131 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2164 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 62.

Before

  1. 1.756 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.541 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2231 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.755 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.943 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2233 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.924 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2235 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.929 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2241 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.411 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 2243 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.714 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2244 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.524 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2245 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.643 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.557 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2248 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.745 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.214 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2250 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.68 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2251 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.413 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2252 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away

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