M1.5 earthquake 15 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 12:59 AM AKST (09:59 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-02 09:59:31 UTC
- Depth
- 7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 60.929° N, 146.935° 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
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.717 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.045 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.543 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.519 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.716 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.760 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.632 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.723 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 2459 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.536 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.539 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.837 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.231 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.827 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.822 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 55
- 2.013 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 2453 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.536 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.751 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.251 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.636 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.512 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.841 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 1.528 km NE of Whittier, AK · 2446 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.837 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.923 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.727 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.552 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.754 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.226 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.618 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.326 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.539 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.813 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.043 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.634 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.445 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
- 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.651 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
The first 60 of 117.
Before
- 1.855 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.530 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.543 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.617 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.545 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.523 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 2470 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.520 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.642 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.655 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.524 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.145 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.244 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.656 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.635 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.524 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.630 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.727 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
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