Alaska earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake northern Alaska

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in northern Alaska on Thu, Feb 14, 1985, 8:40 AM AKST (17:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 49 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1985-02-14 17:40:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.192° N, 150.082° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.4northern Alaska · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.449 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.144 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.951 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.847 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 3.645 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 4.149 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15204 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 3.149 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15202 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 3.747 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15201 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.555 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.361 km NNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.651 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15200 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.737 km N of Rampart, Alaska · 15194 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.659 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 6.249 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 5.356 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 4.550 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.552 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 3.850 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 4.848 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.451 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 4.350 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.748 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15182 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 3.948 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 4.150 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.752 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 3.750 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 4.157 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 4.852 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.448 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 3.644 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 3.446 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 4.449 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 3.237 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 3.349 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 4.044 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 3.648 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 3.646 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 4.348 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 5.550 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 3.851 km W of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 3.858 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.946 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15181 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 4.251 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 4.446 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 4.150 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  47. 3.350 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 3.246 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 3.243 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 3.1northern Alaska · 15180 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 3.564 km NNW of Stevens Village, AK · 15179 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 3.257 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15179 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 3.4northern Alaska · 15179 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.646 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15179 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 3.455 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 4.151 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 3.952 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 4.446 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 3.950 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 3.949 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15178 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 4.144 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.842 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 5.252 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15205 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.854 km NNE of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15225 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away

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