Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska on Tue, Mar 6, 2018, 6:15 PM AKST (03:15 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 62 km W of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-07 03:15:41 UTC
Depth
56.4 km (35.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.368° N, 153.988° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.020 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 45 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.382 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.98 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.930 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.740 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.851 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.529 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.635 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.827 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.725 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.858 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.533 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.541 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.126 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.947 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.929 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.819 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.626 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.324 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.936 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.924 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.929 km NE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.660 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.422 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.237 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.314 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.721 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.045 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.372 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.047 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.9Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.847 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.018 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.043 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.858 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.844 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.99 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.269 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.676 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3092 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.842 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.056 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.512 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.729 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.361 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.610 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 3.862 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.561 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.659 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.961 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.756 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.759 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.559 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.459 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.511 km SE of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.861 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.259 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.258 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.722 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.664 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 3.254 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.465 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3132 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.670 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.619 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.831 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.969 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.529 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.463 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.530 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.353 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.845 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.519 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.459 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.267 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.759 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.615 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.756 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 4.453 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.758 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.750 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away

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