Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 36 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Thu, Feb 22, 2018, 5:09 AM AKST (14:09 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 60 km WSW of Tatitlek, 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
2018-02-22 14:09:20 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.970° N, 148.822° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.960 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.550 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.524 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.639 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.627 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.222 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.045 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.324 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.540 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.521 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.58 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.032 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.367 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.542 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.824 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.633 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.55 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.75 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.535 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.348 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.719 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.542 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.832 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.174 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 4.060 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 32 · tsunami flag
  31. 1.636 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.624 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.935 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.822 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.721 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.925 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.536 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.221 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 17
  8. 1.635 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.533 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.650 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.84 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.529 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.941 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

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