Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km N of Girdwood, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km N of Girdwood, Alaska on Sun, Mar 25, 2018, 2:09 AM AKDT (10:09 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE 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
2018-03-25 10:09:26 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.981° N, 149.153° 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
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.650 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.324 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.633 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.524 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.55 km SE of Hope, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 32 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.13 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 256 · tsunami flag
  9. 2.74 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.410 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.518 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.919 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.719 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.612 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.823 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.815 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.52 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.512 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 4.060 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 32 · tsunami flag
  26. 1.827 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.022 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.92 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.912 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.039 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.92 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.56 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.65 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.724 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.09 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.519 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.223 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.73 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.853 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.613 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.822 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.615 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.721 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 2.018 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.020 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  50. 3.517 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  51. 1.519 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.716 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.719 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.614 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.510 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.521 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.416 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.815 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.117 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.74 km NNE of Tanaina, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.660 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.912 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.120 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.22 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 52 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.72 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.58 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.812 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.91 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.99 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.015 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.718 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.610 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.746 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.65 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.96 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.59 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away

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