Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Mon, Jan 1, 2018, 8:29 PM AKST (05:29 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, 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
2018-01-02 05:29:09 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.779° N, 148.532° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.549 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.511 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.712 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 36 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.112 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.57 km NNE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.610 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.950 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.912 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.63 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.615 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.719 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.524 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.55 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.618 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.75 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.756 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 2.322 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 1.623 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 2.523 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.020 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.150 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 1.523 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.619 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.68 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.210 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.60 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.78 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 1.621 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 21 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.823 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.554 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.960 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.958 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.244 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3173 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.318 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.74 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  58. 4.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 54
  59. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.639 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.85 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.55 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.946 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.617 km NW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.816 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.019 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.77 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.34 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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