M1.6 earthquake 35 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, May 18, 2018, 7:19 AM AKDT (15:19 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SE of Seldovia Village, 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
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-05-18 15:19:00 UTC
- Depth
- 67.3 km (41.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 59.932° N, 152.390° 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
- 41
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.844 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 82 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.635 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.780 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 136 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.763 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.713 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.147 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.566 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.663 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 94 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.048 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 106 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.829 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 91 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3057 days ago · 104 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.551 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.550 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.934 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 86 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 138 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.954 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 139 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.933 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 154 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.726 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 95 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.944 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 86 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.218 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.612 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 107 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.757 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 100 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.024 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 148 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.8Southern Alaska · 3056 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 84 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.944 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 125 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.864 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.6Southern Alaska · 3055 days ago · 151 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.535 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.552 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 152 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.739 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 146 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 108 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.550 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.541 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 105 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.150 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.753 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 82 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.820 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 105 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 98 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 126 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.564 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.638 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.633 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 82 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
The first 60 of at least 202.
Before
- 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 81 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.845 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 162 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.567 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 116 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.765 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 110 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.662 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.732 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 94 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.16 km NW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.857 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 145 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.623 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.757 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 118 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3060 days ago · 117 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.339 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 114 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 98 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 92 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.633 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.654 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 78 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.842 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 128 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.469 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away
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