Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 61 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 61 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 9:08 AM AKST (18:08 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-08 18:08:21 UTC
Depth
27.7 km (17.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.319° N, 148.091° 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
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2462 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.717 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.764 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.416 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.230 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.576 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.780 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.6Central Alaska · 2457 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.822 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 55
  11. 1.724 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.473 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.529 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.935 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.070 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 18
  16. 2.179 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.76 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.976 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.923 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.759 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 73 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.610 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.98 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.454 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.226 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.545 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.08 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.58 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.520 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.735 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.533 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.112 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.837 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.215 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.820 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.943 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.961 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.525 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.667 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.330 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.551 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.546 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.039 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 1.961 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 3.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.969 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.965 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.640 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 4.250 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 18
  55. 2.018 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.245 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.829 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.532 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.521 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.527 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.938 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.520 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.5Central Alaska · 2463 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.839 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.638 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.6Central Alaska · 2464 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.624 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.617 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.1Central Alaska · 2467 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.69 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.542 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.817 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.5Central Alaska · 2474 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away

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