Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km NE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Whittier, Alaska on Fri, Jan 24, 2020, 3:45 PM AKST (00:45 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-25 00:45:49 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.090° N, 147.967° 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
23

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 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.754 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.57 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.226 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.618 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.326 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.539 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.813 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.08 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.043 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.047 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.634 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.445 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.829 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.623 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.735 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.533 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.112 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.215 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.820 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.557 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.512 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.554 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.74 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.944 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2427 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.015 km S of Hope, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.533 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.514 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.651 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 1.723 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.027 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.632 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.018 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.554 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.828 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.152 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.543 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.239 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.844 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.64 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.011 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.029 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.98 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.610 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.727 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.955 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.923 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.76 km S of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.837 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.528 km NE of Whittier, AK · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.841 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.512 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.68 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.719 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.636 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.019 km SW of Knik River, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away

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