Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 77 km E of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 77 km E of Chenega, Alaska on Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 11:07 AM AKDT (19:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 56 km SW of Tatitlek, 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
2018-07-19 19:07:33 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.957° N, 146.648° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.510 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.876 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.776 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.678 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.755 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.649 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.559 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.571 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.035 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.520 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  16. 3.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.211 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.857 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.136 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.842 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.943 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2960 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.816 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.885 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.533 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.849 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.654 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.36 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.656 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.654 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.652 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.255 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.057 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2

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