Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 35 km SW of Mud Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 35 km SW of Mud Bay, Alaska on Mon, Dec 30, 2019, 9:18 PM AKST (06:18 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 37 km S of Mud Bay, 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
2019-12-31 06:18:01 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.928° N, 135.810° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.955 km NW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.935 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNW of Gustavus, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.657 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.651 km N of Juneau, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.647 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.832 km ESE of Skagway, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.778 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.276 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.82 km WNW of Lutak, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.733 km ESE of Skagway, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.97 km NW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.623 km N of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.116 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.765 km WSW of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.537 km S of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.673 km NNW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.633 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.943 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.644 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.559 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.862 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.940 km W of Mosquito Lake, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.067 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.7102 km NW of Elfin Cove, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.041 km WSW of Mud Bay, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.556 km SW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.542 km SSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2489 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.037 km S of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.961 km WSW of Covenant Life, Alaska · 2497 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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