Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km WSW of Homer, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Homer, Alaska on Thu, Feb 22, 2018, 3:36 PM AKST (00:36 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-23 00:36:02 UTC
Depth
60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.619° N, 151.745° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.956 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 104 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.446 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.667 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 99 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.864 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.860 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.639 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.659 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 87 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.866 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.847 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 84 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.954 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.667 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.368 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.746 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.619 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 59 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.765 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.758 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 101 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.622 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.718 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 52 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 1.617 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 1.544 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.551 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.527 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 68 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 96 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.636 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.843 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.763 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.945 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.716 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.045 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 82 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.758 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.350 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.021 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 2.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.718 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.639 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 82 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.113 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 55 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.347 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.563 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.932 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 3.346 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.948 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.363 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.136 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 127 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.066 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.946 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.060 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.867 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.931 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.63 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 65 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.937 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 87 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.864 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.140 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.165 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.642 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.545 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 105 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.625 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.755 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.548 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.959 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.021 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.165 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.057 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.014 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.957 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.63 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.661 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 136 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.764 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.559 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away

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