Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20 km WNW of Chenega, AK

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Chenega, AK on Thu, Jan 3, 2019, 12:32 PM AKST (21:32 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 20 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-03 21:32:44 UTC
Depth
10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.133° N, 148.342° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.741 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.626 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.525 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.932 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.717 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.611 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.123 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.928 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.522 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.76 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.135 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.916 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.335 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.726 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.632 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.829 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.048 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.543 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.723 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.939 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.938 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.010 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.657 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.638 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.639 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.642 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.041 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.37 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.820 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 12
  44. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.451 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.114 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.012 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.944 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.355 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.447 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.27 km ENE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.638 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.97 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2839 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.555 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.678 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.954 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.727 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.620 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.346 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.941 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2853 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.612 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away

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