Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska on Thu, May 3, 2018, 5:31 PM AKDT (01:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km WNW of Valdez, 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
2018-05-04 01:31:14 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.404° N, 147.731° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.116 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.830 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.816 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.750 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.738 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.852 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 1.740 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.514 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.714 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.556 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.456 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.120 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.738 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.054 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.554 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.059 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.136 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.559 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.558 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.854 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.659 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 2.215 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.636 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.616 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.833 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 3.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.237 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.753 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.636 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.057 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.727 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.723 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 1.539 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.255 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.732 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.954 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.638 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.840 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.654 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.018 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.756 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.621 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.521 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.614 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.026 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.518 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.721 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.822 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.011 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.853 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.531 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.039 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1

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