Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 6:10 PM AKST (03:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-07 03:10:25 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.563° N, 148.486° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.932 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.717 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2818 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 26
  6. 1.611 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.616 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.123 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.725 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.830 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.928 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.75 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.522 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.76 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.628 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.88 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.135 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.916 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.515 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.335 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.810 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2805 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.726 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.623 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.513 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.632 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.829 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.048 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.543 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.723 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.626 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.939 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.938 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2788 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.010 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 3.110 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.59 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.93 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.714 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 3.143 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.638 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.639 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.540 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.642 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.37 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.820 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 12
  59. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.058 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.626 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.741 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.953 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, AK · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.77 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.736 km N of Whittier, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.528 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.944 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.355 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.039 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.447 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.27 km ENE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.54 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.638 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.97 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2838 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.527 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.555 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2840 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.954 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019bmlxf3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC.