Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 3:44 AM AKDT (11:44 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 19 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-11 11:44:07 UTC
Depth
61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.319° N, 152.127° 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
35

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.562 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.678 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.764 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 0.659 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 120 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.550 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.55 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.842 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.758 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.559 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.529 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.03 km WSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.840 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.577 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.847 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.056 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 113 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.654 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.566 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.552 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.045 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.648 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.953 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 3.950 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  25. 1.534 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 136 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.745 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.041 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.161 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.522 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2936 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.757 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.036 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.748 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.65 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.860 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.453 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.366 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 102 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.557 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.860 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.94 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 54 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.145 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.954 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.538 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.060 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 122 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.851 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.550 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.859 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.530 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.650 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.357 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.049 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.849 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.739 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.65 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.770 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.756 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 98 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.554 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.616 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.543 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.051 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.748 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.147 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.550 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.538 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.557 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 96 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.534 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.762 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.274 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.855 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.570 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.917 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.560 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 125 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.850 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.552 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.250 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.546 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.775 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.515 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.213 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 47 km deep · 80 km away

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