Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sat, Mar 17, 2018, 9:31 PM AKDT (05:31 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-18 05:31:50 UTC
Depth
22.8 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.810° N, 148.455° 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
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.130 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.124 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.572 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.768 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.842 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.829 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.58 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.72 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.22 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.120 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.933 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.65 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.639 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.151 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.660 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.74 km NNE of Tanaina, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.14 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.515 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.650 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.533 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.03 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.928 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 4.13 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 256 · tsunami flag
  24. 2.74 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.64 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.410 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.761 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.233 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.919 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.612 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.823 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.124 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.521 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.022 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 1.52 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.59 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.512 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.538 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.666 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.913 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.98 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 29 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.761 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.520 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 3.940 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.535 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.039 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.92 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.56 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.527 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.65 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.733 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.537 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.622 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.65 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.96 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.746 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.031 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.025 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.111 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.034 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.07 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.052 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.613 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.161 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.855 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.614 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.617 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away

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