M1.6 earthquake 11 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 7:21 PM AKST (04:21 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km E of Pedro Bay, 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
- 2018-01-19 04:21:35 UTC
- Depth
- 73.8 km (45.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.697° N, 151.958° 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
- 29
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
- 1.659 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.952 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.835 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 134 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.849 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.658 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 100 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.665 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.653 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.661 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.654 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 106 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.563 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.166 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.765 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 95 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.032 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.516 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.561 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.965 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.851 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 120 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.711 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.9Southern Alaska · 3177 days ago · 133 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.856 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.65 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.930 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 86 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.832 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.69 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.863 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.368 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
- 1.755 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.860 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 105 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.362 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.914 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.863 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.750 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.619 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.825 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 92 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.857 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.518 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.973 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.847 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.935 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.361 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.938 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.621 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.625 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.471 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.939 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.964 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.621 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 76 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.063 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.854 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 106 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.3Southern Alaska · 3172 days ago · 108 km deep · 69 km away
The first 60 of at least 201.
Before
- 1.567 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.658 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.510 km SSW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.568 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.657 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 106 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.927 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 138 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.748 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.956 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.032 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 166 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.013 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 69 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.652 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.728 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.050 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 119 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.832 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.758 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 104 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.860 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.041 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.94 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
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