Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 38 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Mon, Jan 28, 2019, 11:28 AM AKST (20:28 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km SW of Tatitlek, 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
2019-01-28 20:28:12 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.302° N, 146.966° 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
61

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 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.526 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.335 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.921 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.845 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.048 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.736 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2797 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.628 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.524 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.722 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.243 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.127 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.931 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 3.110 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.59 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.714 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 3.139 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 3.143 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.724 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.638 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.639 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.724 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.642 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.829 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.813 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.343 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.89 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.79 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.114 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.121 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.837 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.624 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.449 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2767 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 40 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.512 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

  1. 1.644 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.028 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.835 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.96 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.522 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2814 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.924 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.518 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.830 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away

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