Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km E of Big Lake, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km E of Big Lake, Alaska on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 4:06 PM AKST (01:06 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 8 km SW of Point MacKenzie, 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
2019-01-07 01:06:33 UTC
Depth
42.3 km (26.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.521° N, 149.900° 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2826 days ago · 53 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.64 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.815 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.82 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.72 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 38 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.718 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.79 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.13 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.51 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.65 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.88 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.63 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.78 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.04 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.95 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.58 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.81 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.74 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.87 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.09 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2825 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.95 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.63 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 9
  30. 1.60 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  31. 2.08 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.64 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.86 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 39 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.68 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.65 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.36 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.23 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 2.39 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 40 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.67 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 1.64 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.78 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.530 km SSW of Petersville, AK · 2824 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.85 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.65 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.88 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.58 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.67 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.532 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.08 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 34 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.56 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.85 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 12
  52. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 2.45 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.16 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 3.57 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 36 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 74
  56. 2.02 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 2.55 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.63 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.57 km SSE of Big Lake, AK · 2823 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 1.74 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.68 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.56 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.85 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.823 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.86 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.76 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.51 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 38 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.65 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.56 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 52 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 42 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.52 km W of Wasilla, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.38 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.76 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.08 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.76 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.74 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.77 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.88 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away

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