Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska on Thu, Jun 7, 2018, 12:56 AM AKDT (08:56 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SW of Susitna, 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
2018-06-07 08:56:28 UTC
Depth
32.7 km (20.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.088° N, 149.744° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.89 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.22 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.113 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.78 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.924 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 55 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.13 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.716 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.627 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.215 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.527 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.521 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.96 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.215 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.530 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.512 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.616 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.78 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.525 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.223 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.625 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.413 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.520 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.618 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.59 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.612 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 3.326 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.914 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.624 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.95 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 10
  39. 1.89 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.914 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.926 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.517 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 40 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.66 km NE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.723 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.712 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.622 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 54 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.223 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.24 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.53 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.619 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.827 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.716 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.822 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3011 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 2.558 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 56 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.912 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.67 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.93 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.55 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.425 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.826 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.16 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.513 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.028 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.617 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.627 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.132 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.027 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away

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