Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 48 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska on Sat, Sep 8, 2018, 2:04 AM AKDT (10:04 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-08 10:04:09 UTC
Depth
19.3 km (12.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.380° N, 147.858° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.716 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.549 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.85 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.540 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.620 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.224 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.67 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.239 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.617 km NNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.535 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.539 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.55 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.636 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.338 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2932 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.713 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.725 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.00 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.56 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.910 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.155 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.561 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.541 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.826 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.128 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.213 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.612 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.630 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.58 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.020 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.920 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.728 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.836 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.513 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.814 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.756 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 13
  54. 1.556 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.355 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 1.723 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.632 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.825 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.88 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.528 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.828 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.816 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.129 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.931 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.042 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.512 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.237 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.115 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.421 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.413 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.54 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.85 km N of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away

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