Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 27 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska on Tue, Jan 7, 2020, 7:24 AM AKST (16:24 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 38 km S of Chenega, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-07 16:24:13 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.017° N, 148.491° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.725 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.615 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.512 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2450 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.536 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.922 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.719 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.74 km ENE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.754 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.115 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.813 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.77 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.554 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.538 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.533 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.723 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.554 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.887 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.112 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.258 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.744 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.338 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.315 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.616 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.760 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.716 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.855 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.95 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.655 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.145 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.244 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.731 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.519 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.918 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.557 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.749 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.87 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.114 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.038 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away

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