Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km NE of Knik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Knik, Alaska on Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 3:18 PM AKST (00:18 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, 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
2018-11-16 00:18:06 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.482° N, 149.672° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.922 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.714 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.616 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.810 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.52 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.735 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.58 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.316 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.18 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.927 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.935 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 42 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.68 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 51 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.122 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.419 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.817 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.72 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.524 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.713 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.532 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.123 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.65 km E of Sunrise, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.520 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.914 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.932 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 61 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.510 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.712 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.927 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.55 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.519 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.90 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.52 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.55 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.533 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.67 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.64 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.95 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.635 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.213 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.69 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.85 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.631 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.611 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.030 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.514 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.78 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.723 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.525 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.720 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.734 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.98 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 3.16 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.629 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.829 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.713 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.026 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.818 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2880 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.442 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.717 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.111 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.934 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.146 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.67 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.923 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.026 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.731 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.931 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away

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