Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km NW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 7:34 AM AKDT (15:34 UTC), 16 km (10 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
2018-08-13 15:34:59 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.274° N, 148.481° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.512 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.718 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.823 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
  7. 3.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.211 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.857 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.220 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.136 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.914 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.842 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.943 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2959 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.836 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.611 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.129 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.528 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.533 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.611 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.511 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.155 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.728 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.743 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.212 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.712 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.511 km SW of Primrose, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.649 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 2.241 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.56 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 1.66 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.644 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.921 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.610 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.520 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.951 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.035 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.917 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.449 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.559 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.649 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.520 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.755 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.428 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.617 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away

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