Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 3:41 PM AKDT (23:41 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 45 km N of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-04 23:41:37 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.573° N, 148.196° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.524 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.048 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.26 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.549 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.85 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.540 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.620 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.224 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.67 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.239 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.62 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.617 km NNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.714 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.535 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.539 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.019 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.013 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.55 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.139 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.636 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.338 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2932 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.414 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.314 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 1.725 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 3.00 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.56 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.910 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.561 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.541 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.826 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.822 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.128 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.213 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.630 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.58 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 2.020 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.245 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.920 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.728 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  58. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.24 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.931 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.042 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.512 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.98 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.237 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.115 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.421 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.413 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.54 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.85 km N of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.848 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.823 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.914 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.716 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.27 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away

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