Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 39 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Tue, Jan 30, 2018, 8:01 AM AKST (17:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 52 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-30 17:01:13 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.393° N, 147.735° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.070 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.650 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.850 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.533 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 48 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.635 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 39 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.221 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 17
  9. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.246 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.637 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.652 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 27 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.863 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.536 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.632 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.951 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.247 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.851 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 11
  23. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.925 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.539 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.636 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.550 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.648 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.524 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.627 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 2.222 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.644 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.045 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 2.258 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.540 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.521 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.67 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.045 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.559 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.032 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.065 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 1.665 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.746 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.546 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.816 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.630 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 1.529 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.634 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.921 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.824 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.563 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.510 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.660 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.75 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.018 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.720 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.854 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.921 km W of Cordova, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.84 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.924 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.941 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.840 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.717 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.716 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.336 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.518 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.845 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.714 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.020 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.324 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.68 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away

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