Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 59 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 59 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Thu, Jun 14, 2018, 6:18 PM AKDT (02:18 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13 km E of Ninilchik, 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
2018-06-15 02:18:15 UTC
Depth
93.2 km (57.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.674° N, 152.874° 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
33

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.770 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 129 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.961 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 141 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.649 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 111 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 1.949 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 115 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.964 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.974 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 82 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.164 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 121 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.760 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.041 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 158 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.957 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 150 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.753 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.651 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.750 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.737 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.549 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.757 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 102 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.260 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 101 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.643 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.965 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 100 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 2.559 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 122 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 2.064 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 89 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.150 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 123 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.039 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.963 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 112 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.444 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 129 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.957 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 102 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.745 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.650 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.711 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3027 days ago · 98 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.660 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.948 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.63 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.666 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 103 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.156 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 145 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.448 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.653 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.733 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.913 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.754 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.760 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 106 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.449 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.549 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 90 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 1.516 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 2.045 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 155 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.366 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 121 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.655 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 142 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.871 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.878 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.568 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 114 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 4.013 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 45
  56. 1.820 km WNW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 2.0Southern Alaska · 3021 days ago · 142 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.537 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 128 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.555 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 101 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.028 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.517 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.833 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 130 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.457 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 98 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.541 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 81 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.837 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 107 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.543 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.559 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 93 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3032 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.637 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.239 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.514 km S of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.557 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 97 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.632 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 141 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.150 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 152 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.868 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 128 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 92 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.756 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 106 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.558 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 101 km deep · 21 km away

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