Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 28 km S of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 28 km S of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 8:33 PM AKST (05:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 88 km SE of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Seward forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-17 05:33:13 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.812° N, 148.073° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.76 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 2.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.135 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.335 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.726 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.632 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.829 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.543 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.723 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.939 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.938 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.388 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.657 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.041 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.820 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 12
  26. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.451 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.641 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.756 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.927 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.755 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.913 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.137 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2761 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.449 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.123 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.611 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.717 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.092 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.525 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.741 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, AK · 2832 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.355 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.447 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.638 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.97 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2843 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.678 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.954 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019s7b62y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.