Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 30 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 9:00 PM AKST (06:00 UTC), 4 km (3 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-08 06:00:08 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.278° N, 146.823° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.340 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.643 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.927 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.932 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.518 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.924 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2810 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.522 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 1.835 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.553 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.650 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.028 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.644 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 1.838 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 1.623 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.526 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.335 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.921 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 1.845 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.048 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.736 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 20 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2793 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.628 km SE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.524 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 1.722 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.243 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.127 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.931 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 3.110 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.59 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 1.714 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.651 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.614 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.822 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.953 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.510 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.736 km N of Whittier, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.722 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.944 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.355 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.039 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.447 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.739 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.235 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.035 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019dbvea4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.