Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Jan 7, 2018, 1:22 AM AKST (10:22 UTC), 57 km (35 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-07 10:22:57 UTC
Depth
56.7 km (35.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.429° N, 147.568° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.834 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.722 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.640 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.728 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.324 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.020 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.714 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.845 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.756 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.518 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.336 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.717 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.840 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.941 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.924 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.84 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.921 km W of Cordova, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.854 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.720 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.018 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.070 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.650 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.850 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.533 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.635 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 3.221 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 17
  35. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.246 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.637 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.652 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 2.863 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.536 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 1.632 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.951 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 2.247 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.851 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 3.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 11
  49. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.925 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.539 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.636 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.550 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.648 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.524 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.627 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 2.222 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.644 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.045 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 17 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.016 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.956 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.040 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.747 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.736 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3203 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.531 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.518 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.651 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.946 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.57 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.958 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.849 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.546 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.950 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away

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