Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska on Sun, Sep 30, 2018, 7:14 AM AKDT (15:14 UTC), 65 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 66 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-30 15:14:05 UTC
Depth
65.4 km (40.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.262° N, 153.723° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.6ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.579 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.144 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.75 km S of Kodiak, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.615 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.778 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.880 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.989 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.057 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.466 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.880 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.780 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.965 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.07 km SE of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.540 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.771 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.47 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.529 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.640 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.691 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.936 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 50 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.563 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.726 km N of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.084 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.085 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.683 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.964 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.665 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.721 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.657 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.657 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.717 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.047 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 81 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.532 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.754 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.290 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.177 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.611 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.470 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.785 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.365 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.665 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.938 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.961 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.065 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.653 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 58 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.683 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.062 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 77 km deep · 12 km away
  49. 1.647 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.841 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.787 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.552 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 3.866 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.976 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.965 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 121 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.525 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.389 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.760 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.059 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.833 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 1.533 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.062 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.262 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.874 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.652 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.718 km W of Karluk, AK · 2928 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.611 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.024 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.720 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.510 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.770 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.510 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.168 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.770 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.889 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.551 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.778 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.786 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.087 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 133 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.094 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away

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