Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km S of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km S of Whittier, Alaska on Sun, Feb 3, 2019, 8:45 AM AKST (17:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 43 km WNW 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
2019-02-03 17:45:01 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.505° N, 148.692° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.048 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.543 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.723 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.626 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.939 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.938 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.010 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.93 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2783 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.143 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2780 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.638 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.639 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.642 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.520 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.041 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.37 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.820 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 12
  28. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.56 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.451 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.026 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.114 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 2.818 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2770 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 11
  36. 2.012 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.87 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.517 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.929 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.711 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.424 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.756 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.927 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.06 km SSE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.736 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.622 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.722 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.723 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.913 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.516 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.137 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.235 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.946 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.148 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.923 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.636 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.449 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.619 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.639 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.632 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.513 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.623 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.726 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.55 km E of Anchorage, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.810 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.335 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.515 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.916 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.135 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.88 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.628 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.630 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.76 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.522 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away

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