Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 28 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska on Sun, Apr 1, 2018, 12:19 AM AKDT (08:19 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12 km NW of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-01 08:19:48 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.092° N, 148.565° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
159

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.630 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.510 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.712 km S of Badger, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.885 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.689 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.322 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.586 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.669 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.820 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.912 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.349 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 132 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.714 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 119 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.828 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.616 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.830 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.031 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.512 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.528 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.517 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 102 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.571 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.564 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.675 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.537 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.760 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.624 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 93 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.66 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.65 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.127 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 102 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.577 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.745 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.215 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  40. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.425 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 1.858 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.883 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.772 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 2.025 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.555 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.724 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.729 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.955 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.341 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.580 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.628 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.624 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 1.7Central Alaska · 3050 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.634 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.847 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 130 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.07 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 110 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.653 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.6Central Alaska · 3116 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.75 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.981 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.813 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.562 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.519 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 120 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.613 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.575 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.126 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.882 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.847 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.656 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 135 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.523 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.779 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.625 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 132 km deep · 53 km away

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