Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake northern Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in northern Alaska on Mon, Mar 11, 1985, 6:35 AM AKST (15:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 64 km NNW of Stevens Village, AK. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
1985-03-11 15:35:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
66.197° N, 149.904° 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.

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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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.564 km NNW of Stevens Village, AK · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.257 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.4northern Alaska · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.646 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.455 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 4.151 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.952 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.446 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15169 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.950 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.949 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.949 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 3.552 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15168 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.242 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15167 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.350 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15166 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 4.447 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.052 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.444 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15165 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.547 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.340 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.354 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15164 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.360 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15162 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 4.350 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15161 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 3.647 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15160 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 3.445 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15159 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 4.046 km W of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15158 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 4.347 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15155 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 3.950 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15155 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 4.346 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15153 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 4.451 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15150 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 3.944 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15147 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 4.251 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15145 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 3.655 km NNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15141 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 3.953 km W of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 3.651 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15140 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 4.1northern Alaska · 15137 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 3.854 km NNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15134 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.449 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15131 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 3.247 km W of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15129 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 3.952 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15125 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.552 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15121 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 3.545 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15115 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  42. 3.650 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15114 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.553 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15113 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.243 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.246 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15170 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.350 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.150 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.446 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 4.251 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.946 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.858 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.851 km W of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 5.550 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 4.348 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.646 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15171 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.648 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 4.044 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 3.349 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.237 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.449 km NW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.446 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 3.644 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.448 km WNW of Stevens Village, Alaska · 15172 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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