Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 24 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 7:14 AM AKST (16:14 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 53 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-01-07 16:14:57 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.970° N, 147.083° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Stations used
130

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019budhh1 (also filed as us2000j144). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.