Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 65 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 65 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 1:22 AM AKST (10:22 UTC), 91 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 Southern Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-07 10:22:50 UTC
Depth
90.5 km (56.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.334° N, 153.078° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2787 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.257 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 117 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.649 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 118 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.983 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.569 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.518 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.951 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.613 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.751 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.533 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.680 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.262 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.314 km SSW of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 174 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 93 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.644 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.835 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.858 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 98 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 98 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.856 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 73 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.754 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.826 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.871 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.760 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.866 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 126 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.583 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.738 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 115 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.541 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 1.527 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.524 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2784 days ago · 124 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.074 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.065 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 129 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.824 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.771 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.839 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 2.244 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 124 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 2.352 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.149 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.641 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 112 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.953 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 1.541 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 134 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 2.19 km S of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.864 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 91 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.159 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 143 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.137 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 124 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.854 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.755 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 1.859 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 105 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.665 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 82 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.832 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 118 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.840 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 132 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.260 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 3.538 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  57. 1.651 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 104 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.058 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.852 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.736 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away

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