Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 48 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Jan 18, 2019, 8:56 AM AKST (17:56 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-18 17:56:33 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.910° N, 147.569° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.924 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2810 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.628 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.88 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.522 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.96 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.835 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.028 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.916 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.644 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.838 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.623 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.526 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.335 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.921 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2799 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.845 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.829 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.048 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.736 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.543 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.939 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.938 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.524 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.722 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.243 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 19 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.127 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.931 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 3.110 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.59 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.714 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 3.139 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 3.143 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.724 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.75 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.830 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.932 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.927 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.643 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.340 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.525 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.626 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away

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