Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, May 15, 2018, 8:00 AM AKDT (16:00 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-15 16:00:17 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.871° N, 148.531° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.922 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.318 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.62 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.221 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.823 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.713 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.927 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.119 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.844 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.87 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.923 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.717 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.157 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.153 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 30 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.811 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.329 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.79 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.638 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.622 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.615 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.960 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.962 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.848 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.835 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.460 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.59 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.316 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.637 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.16 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.610 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.813 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.149 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.628 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.558 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.713 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.113 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.23 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.740 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 2.13 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.039 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.68 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.514 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.735 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.96 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.512 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.745 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.618 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.613 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.615 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.27 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 35 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.614 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.771 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.421 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.043 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.626 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.634 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.621 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.647 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.049 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.58 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 1.59 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.66 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away

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