Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 2:49 AM AKDT (10:49 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-13 10:49:53 UTC
Depth
2.1 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.817° N, 149.003° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.936 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.923 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 7
  4. 3.239 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.015 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.062 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.059 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.163 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.87 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.640 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.639 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.248 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.139 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.047 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.624 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.747 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 2.055 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.561 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.541 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 3.734 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 101 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.470 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.4Central Alaska · 2932 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.414 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.343 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.654 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 115 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.661 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.972 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 1.725 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.668 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 106 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.662 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.521 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.48 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.535 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.454 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 67 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.612 km WNW of Chase, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.568 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 101 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.548 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.171 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.245 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.667 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.59 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.575 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.660 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.728 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.763 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.963 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.975 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.874 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.769 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 127 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.965 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.962 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 1.731 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.258 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.763 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 59 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.620 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.658 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.967 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 117 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.972 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.457 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 60 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.057 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.371 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.640 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.949 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 64 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.54 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.069 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.045 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.732 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.524 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.867 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.733 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.26 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away

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