Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NNE of Healy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Healy, Alaska on Sun, May 6, 2018, 3:25 PM AKDT (23:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 42 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-06 23:25:32 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.911° N, 148.915° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.127 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 102 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.577 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.745 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 107 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.215 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.425 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.552 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.955 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.753 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.553 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.532 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.666 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.858 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.883 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.772 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.553 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.554 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.555 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.724 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.955 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.834 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 88 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.341 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.580 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.653 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.628 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.624 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.7Central Alaska · 3050 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.669 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.669 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.642 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.675 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.0Central Alaska · 3042 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.122 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.250 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.614 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.545 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 108 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.78 km NW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.833 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.636 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.618 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 117 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.612 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.956 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.451 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.555 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.718 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.234 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.119 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.768 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.658 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 3.742 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.210 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 115 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.949 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.616 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.943 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.624 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.760 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.537 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.675 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.324 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 78 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.252 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.564 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.571 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.517 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 102 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.528 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.512 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.148 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.031 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.830 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.616 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.828 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.646 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.714 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 119 km deep · 19 km away

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