Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska on Fri, Mar 23, 2018, 3:45 PM AKDT (23:45 UTC), 37 km (23 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-23 23:45:12 UTC
Depth
36.9 km (22.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.264° N, 149.922° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.422 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.912 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.323 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.74 km NNE of Tanaina, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.14 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.722 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.515 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.120 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.725 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.324 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.533 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.014 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.524 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.03 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.55 km SE of Hope, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.13 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 48 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 256 · tsunami flag
  20. 1.926 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.74 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.851 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.64 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.410 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.23 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.428 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.518 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.630 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.612 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 1.919 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.843 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.719 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.529 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.612 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.823 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.830 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.65 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.220 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.737 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.621 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.018 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.521 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 2.022 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.632 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.52 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.59 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.512 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.845 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.827 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 51 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.520 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.022 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.917 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.816 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.120 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.728 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.228 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.22 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 52 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.522 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.333 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.311 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.72 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.812 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.61 km NNE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.812 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.91 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.99 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3121 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.511 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away

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