M1.8 earthquake 50 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 11:36 PM AKST (08:36 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 56 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-03-12 08:36:19 UTC
- Depth
- 110.0 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.667° N, 153.245° 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
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.864 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 103 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.931 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 130 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.157 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.228 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 156 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 100 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.660 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 104 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.742 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 333 · tsunami flag
- 1.661 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 100 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.452 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 108 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.652 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 89 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.755 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 110 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.659 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 108 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.952 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.533 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.778 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 87 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.133 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 130 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.250 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 140 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.664 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 98 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.566 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 113 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.055 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 105 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.564 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 105 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.233 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 136 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
- 1.543 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 78 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.548 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3858 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.932 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 127 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.663 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 104 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.669 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 3857 days ago · 93 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.566 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 109 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.946 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.162 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 110 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.361 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 106 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.635 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.161 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 106 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.563 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3857 days ago · 125 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.730 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 141 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.557 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 99 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 107 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.425 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.845 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.940 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 118 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.567 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 109 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 105 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.979 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.835 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 131 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.564 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 140 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.569 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3856 days ago · 105 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.635 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 121 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.257 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 105 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.258 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 101 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.246 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 124 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.956 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 93 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 105 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.660 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 130 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.640 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3855 days ago · 115 km deep · 14 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 2.563 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 110 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.033 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 123 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.051 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 105 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.2Southern Alaska · 3859 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 102 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.758 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3859 days ago · 99 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.944 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 110 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.061 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.056 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 105 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.152 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 138 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.062 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3860 days ago · 105 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.125 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.329 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 109 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.668 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 93 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 95 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.544 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 110 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.230 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 149 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3861 days ago · 106 km deep · 8 km away
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