Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km W of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km W of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 1:12 AM AKDT (09:12 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 37 km NNE of Chenega, 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
2018-04-13 09:12:45 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.089° N, 148.449° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.935 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.822 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.721 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.518 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.026 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.521 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.621 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.756 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.018 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.654 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.840 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.638 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.830 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.738 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.852 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.556 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.456 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.153 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.738 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.054 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.554 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.059 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.559 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.912 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.659 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 4.060 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 32 · tsunami flag
  2. 2.174 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.832 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.542 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.719 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.348 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.535 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.75 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.55 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.633 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.563 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.824 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.546 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.746 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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