Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 46 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska on Wed, Jan 8, 2020, 4:06 PM AKST (01:06 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 37 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-09 01:06:20 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.870° N, 146.602° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.722 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.836 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.575 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.976 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.267 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.637 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.756 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.626 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.854 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.877 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.678 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.938 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.763 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.541 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.584 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.939 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.7Central Alaska · 2411 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.540 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.248 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.583 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.8Central Alaska · 2401 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.339 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.922 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.345 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.9Central Alaska · 2458 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.642 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.379 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.735 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.243 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.573 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.551 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.774 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.559 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.822 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.074 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.074 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.973 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.073 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.872 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.772 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.071 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.961 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.381 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020ewgvxw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.