Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km WSW of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Hope, Alaska on Mon, Mar 12, 2018, 8:28 PM AKDT (04:28 UTC), 47 km (29 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-13 04:28:57 UTC
Depth
47.1 km (29.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.864° N, 149.872° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.429 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.520 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.59 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.96 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.65 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.610 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.718 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.015 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.511 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.019 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.542 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.99 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.812 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.61 km NNE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.812 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.58 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.311 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.22 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.728 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.816 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.65 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.422 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.912 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.323 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.87 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.74 km NNE of Tanaina, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.14 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.532 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.37 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.515 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.725 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.324 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.014 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.617 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.633 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.524 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.55 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.55 km SE of Hope, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 4.13 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 256 · tsunami flag
  45. 2.74 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.23 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.612 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.518 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.612 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.919 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.719 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.612 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 1.626 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.65 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.220 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.52 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.512 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.58 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.529 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.716 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.613 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.58 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.335 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.813 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.518 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.317 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.56 km E of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.817 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.524 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.12 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.58 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.52 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.924 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.023 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.826 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.76 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.514 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 3.120 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2

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