Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 28 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Sep 28, 2018, 3:57 AM AKDT (11:57 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-28 11:57:46 UTC
Depth
30.1 km (18.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.054° N, 148.420° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.963 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.24 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.836 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.513 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.756 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 13
  8. 1.556 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.355 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.258 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.763 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.632 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.982 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.825 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.719 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.01 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.056 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  20. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.954 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.18 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.918 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.425 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.99 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.772 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2916 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.721 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.38 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.71 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.641 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.557 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.59 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.99 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.712 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.514 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.865 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 3.012 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 8
  40. 2.040 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.712 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.460 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.515 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.662 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.617 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.518 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.714 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.521 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.641 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.629 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 3.412 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.726 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.926 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.853 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.532 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.660 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.920 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.245 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.58 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.630 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.822 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.568 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.454 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.535 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.48 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.910 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.725 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.972 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.314 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.414 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.541 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.561 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.624 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

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