Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 48 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 48 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, Nov 6, 2018, 6:36 PM AKST (03:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 1 km N of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-07 03:36:58 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.217° N, 148.707° 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
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.133 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.642 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.929 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.749 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.669 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.84 km SSE of Palmer, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.516 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.640 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.923 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.111 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.717 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2881 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.564 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.026 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.829 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 1.855 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.05 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.54 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.52 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.735 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.316 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.18 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.561 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.670 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.569 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.68 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.122 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.419 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.519 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.366 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.532 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.520 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.712 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.90 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.55 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.630 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.98 km WNW of Chase, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.068 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.69 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.855 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.85 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.611 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.030 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.846 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.8Central Alaska · 2865 days ago · 51 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.110 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.228 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.19 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.734 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 3.15 km N of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 4.51 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.21 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  54. 3.85 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.22 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 3.02 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.816 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.81 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.22 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 3.23 km WSW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.818 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.749 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.55 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.837 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.156 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.614 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.948 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.46 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.92 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.166 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.78 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.921 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.550 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.512 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.857 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.920 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away

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