Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 50 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Jan 30, 2026, 7:20 AM AKST (16:20 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 45 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-30 16:20:02 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.165° N, 147.368° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.636 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.538 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 247 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.051 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.751 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 246 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.740 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 246 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.920 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.841 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 245 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.743 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.750 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 245 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.636 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 245 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.826 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.832 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 245 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.536 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 244 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.046 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.745 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 244 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.844 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 244 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 244 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.839 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 243 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.916 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 243 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 243 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.944 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 243 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.629 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 242 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 2.355 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 242 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.742 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 241 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.912 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 241 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.844 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 241 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.944 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 240 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.623 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 240 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.229 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 240 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.929 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 240 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.935 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 240 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 239 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 239 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.86 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 239 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.830 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 238 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.552 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 238 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.410 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 238 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.237 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 238 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.824 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 238 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.029 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.036 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 237 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.826 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 237 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.244 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 237 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.817 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 237 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.035 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 236 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 2.731 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 236 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.743 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 235 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.332 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 235 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.935 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.245 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 235 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.952 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 235 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.344 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 234 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.112 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 234 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.114 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 234 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 234 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.054 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 233 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 248 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.855 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 248 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.037 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 248 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.614 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 248 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.041 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 248 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.044 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 248 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.647 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 249 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.124 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 249 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.727 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 249 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.816 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 249 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.721 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 249 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.148 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 249 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.947 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 249 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.952 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 250 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.021 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.84 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.119 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 250 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.527 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.852 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 251 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.948 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 251 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026ccmobc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.