Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 12:05 PM AKDT (20:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-12 20:05:20 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.422° N, 147.738° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.653 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 783 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.823 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 782 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 780 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.544 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 778 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.836 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 777 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.730 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 777 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.633 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 774 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.739 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 774 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 35
  9. 1.735 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 772 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.953 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 771 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.740 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 771 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.954 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 770 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.622 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 770 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.69 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.857 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 768 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.548 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 767 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.629 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 767 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.62 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 766 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.545 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 766 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.542 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 765 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.843 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 765 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.952 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 765 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.852 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 765 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.516 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.839 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 763 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.051 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 763 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.915 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 762 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.649 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 761 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.739 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 760 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.745 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 760 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.837 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 759 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.724 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 759 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 759 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.544 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 758 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.319 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 756 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 3.567 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 755 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 3.367 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 755 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.653 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 755 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.046 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 754 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 753 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 752 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 1.634 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 751 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.728 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 749 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.628 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 749 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.829 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 749 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 4.329 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 749 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 197 · tsunami flag
  47. 1.528 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 749 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.322 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 749 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.921 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 749 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.728 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 749 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.827 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.525 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.836 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 748 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.547 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.529 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 746 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.543 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 746 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.614 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 746 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.528 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 745 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 2.04 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 744 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.511 km WSW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.532 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 785 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.811 km E of Seward, Alaska · 786 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.145 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 787 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 2.450 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 787 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.113 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 791 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.644 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.71 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 793 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.833 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 795 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.929 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 796 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 797 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.09 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 797 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.910 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 802 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.159 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 806 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.953 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 807 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 808 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.556 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 809 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 813 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

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