Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 23 km W of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23 km W of Anchorage, Alaska on Sun, Feb 4, 2018, 4:26 AM AKST (13:26 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-04 13:26:47 UTC
Depth
59.3 km (36.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.196° N, 150.332° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
6
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
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
131

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 61 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.88 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.637 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.85 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.043 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.536 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.56 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3160 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.530 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.634 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.712 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.531 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.13 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.727 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.521 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.522 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.615 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.517 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.646 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.611 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.832 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.525 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.515 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.626 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.524 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.520 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.761 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.411 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.124 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.024 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.629 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.617 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.84 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 1.621 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.824 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.546 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.134 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.614 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.958 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.94 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  43. 1.533 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.628 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.939 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.53 km SE of Hope, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.843 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.86 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.819 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.73 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.55 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 2.227 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 61 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.211 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.616 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 56 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.810 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.517 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.611 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.724 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.66 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.621 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.425 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.63 km S of Eagle River, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.742 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.69 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.74 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.121 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.53 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.06 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3166 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.424 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.524 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.627 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.310 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.637 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.617 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.617 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.649 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.933 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away

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