Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 2:54 AM AKST (11:54 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-08 11:54:54 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.139° N, 148.454° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.615 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.512 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2450 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.536 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.251 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.922 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.719 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.74 km ENE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.68 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.528 km NE of Whittier, AK · 2443 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.754 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.115 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.813 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.616 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.77 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.554 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 3.538 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.015 km S of Hope, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.533 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.723 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.554 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.112 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.258 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.744 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.338 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.315 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.616 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.759 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.640 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.229 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.926 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.827 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.760 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.716 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.045 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.855 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.95 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.655 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.145 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.244 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.731 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.519 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.918 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.557 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.749 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.87 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away

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