Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 1:59 AM AKST (10:59 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 8 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-11 10:59:18 UTC
Depth
43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.389° N, 150.092° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.34 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 43 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.78 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 44 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 45 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.92 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.97 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.86 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 49 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 34
  7. 2.43 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.19 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.52 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.613 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.26 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.55 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.95 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.83 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 45 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.16 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 43 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.75 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 34 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.58 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.83 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.83 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 36 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.67 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.75 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 35 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.14 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.67 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.79 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.33 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 37 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.88 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 41 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.59 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 55 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 7
  31. 1.67 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.82 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.95 km S of Big Lake, AK · 2817 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.56 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.724 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 1.67 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.73 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 40 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.82 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.72 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2817 days ago · 35 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 1.75 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 42 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.83 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 39 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.54 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2817 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 26
  46. 1.94 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.67 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 39 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2817 days ago · 67 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.57 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 1.72 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 46 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.52 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 45 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.55 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 44 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.823 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 1.78 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.74 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 42 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.623 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 5.08 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 45 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2,525 · tsunami flag

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.635 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.27 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.227 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.57 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.83 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.71 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 45 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.35 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 46 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.34 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.66 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 740 · tsunami flag
  12. 2.44 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 46 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.93 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.824 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.55 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 45 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.11 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.64 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 43 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.53 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 46 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.31 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away

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