Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 8:56 AM AKST (17:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 88 km SE of Chenega, 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
2019-01-14 17:56:58 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.967° N, 148.379° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.928 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.522 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.76 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.135 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.916 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.335 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.726 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.632 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 36 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.829 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.543 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.723 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.939 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.938 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.010 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 3.388 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.657 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.639 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.642 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.041 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.820 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 12
  32. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.451 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.114 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.012 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.87 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.641 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.756 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.927 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.755 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.913 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.137 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.717 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.092 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.525 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.626 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.741 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, AK · 2829 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.355 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.447 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.638 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.97 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2840 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.555 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.678 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 25 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.954 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.727 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.620 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

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