Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15 km E of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15 km E of Glacier View, Alaska on Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 6:49 AM AKDT (14:49 UTC), 19 km (12 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-29 14:49:28 UTC
Depth
19.4 km (12.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.803° N, 147.360° 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
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.237 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 25 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.042 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.931 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.828 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.048 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.716 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.549 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.540 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.620 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.224 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.239 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.617 km NNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.535 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.539 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.636 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.338 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2934 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.725 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.910 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.561 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.541 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.826 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.128 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.630 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.020 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.245 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.920 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 1.728 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.836 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.513 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 3.756 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 13
  48. 1.556 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 2.355 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.723 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.632 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.982 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.825 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.819 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.846 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.636 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 2.421 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.413 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.883 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.85 km N of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.848 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.716 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.644 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.739 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.665 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.539 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.819 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.914 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.833 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.456 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.748 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.660 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.841 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.547 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.516 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away

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