Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 41 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 41 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, May 23, 2018, 7:50 AM AKDT (15:50 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SE of Seldovia Village, 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
2018-05-23 15:50:15 UTC
Depth
89.7 km (55.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.428° N, 152.637° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.566 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.150 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.753 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.513 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.565 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.563 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.564 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.638 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 122 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.561 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.633 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.566 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 99 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.661 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.936 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 134 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.553 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.265 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.728 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.834 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 153 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.656 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 110 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.739 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 129 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.764 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.658 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 92 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.832 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 160 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.970 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.654 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 135 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.671 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.540 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 1.675 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 3.038 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 129 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.526 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.143 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.65 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 103 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.937 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.663 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.844 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3049 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.943 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 119 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.621 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3048 days ago · 118 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.750 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.524 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 1.848 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.236 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 119 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.139 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.560 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 103 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.661 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.750 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 69 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.865 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 81 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.619 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.615 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.046 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 139 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.550 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 82 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.750 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.749 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 108 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.739 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 146 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.552 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 152 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.551 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.535 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3055 days ago · 151 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.864 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.650 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 112 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.024 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 148 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.757 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 107 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.612 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.218 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.944 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.726 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.656 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away

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