Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sun, Apr 29, 2018, 4:12 PM AKDT (00:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 28 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-30 00:12:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.040° N, 149.121° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.638 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.830 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.738 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.153 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.738 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.554 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.028 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.733 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.912 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 2.133 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.621 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.215 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.636 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.920 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.616 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.78 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.525 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.520 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.529 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.529 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.727 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.725 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.190 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.539 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.621 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.814 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.521 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.026 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.518 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.721 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.822 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.09 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.935 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.624 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.636 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.827 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.174 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.832 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.542 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.65 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away

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