Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska on Fri, May 4, 2018, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-04 11:46:43 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.258° N, 149.971° 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
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.612 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.58 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.820 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.532 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.638 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.621 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 67 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.615 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.421 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.524 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.614 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.331 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 69 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.65 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.625 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.923 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.334 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.522 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.119 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.510 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.615 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.615 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.928 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  37. 1.75 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.528 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.62 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.927 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.728 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.119 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.87 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.833 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.923 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.938 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 50 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.66 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.86 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.93 km SE of Palmer, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.513 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.835 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.120 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.032 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 55 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.915 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.536 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.640 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.946 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 89 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 39 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3078 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.93 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.27 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.853 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.753 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away

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