Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 12:25 AM AKDT (08:25 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 28 km WNW of Chenega, 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
2018-03-29 08:25:51 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.027° N, 149.414° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SE of Hope, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.75 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.535 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.719 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.626 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.65 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.542 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.174 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.827 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.636 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.624 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.935 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.724 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.75 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.09 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.822 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.721 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.518 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.026 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.22 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.54 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.521 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.814 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.621 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.717 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.617 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.018 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.610 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.830 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.521 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.524 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.711 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.738 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.612 km SSW of Fox River, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.153 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.820 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.619 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.633 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.324 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.09 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.37 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.87 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.022 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.933 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.65 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.513 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.824 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.542 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.019 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.615 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.513 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.367 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.518 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.335 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.317 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away

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