Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska on Sat, Oct 20, 2018, 8:13 AM AKDT (16:13 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-10-20 16:13:50 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.056° N, 149.008° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.226 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.821 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.554 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.516 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.920 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.553 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.624 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.627 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.755 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.831 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.627 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 54 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.521 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.519 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.526 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.623 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.519 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.636 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.87 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.022 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.629 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.919 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.614 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.817 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.65 km E of Sunrise, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.914 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.624 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.928 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.817 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  32. 1.920 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.627 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.314 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.034 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.67 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.721 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.612 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2857 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.941 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.524 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.525 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.620 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.727 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.554 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.521 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.437 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 23
  4. 2.13 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.618 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.614 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.643 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.620 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.66 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.56 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.241 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.649 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.511 km SW of Primrose, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.723 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.712 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.212 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.743 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.527 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away

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