M1.6 earthquake 47 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 3:18 PM AKDT (23:18 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 50 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-10-28 23:18:24 UTC
- Depth
- 74.3 km (46.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 59.331° N, 152.757° 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
- 21
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 190 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.946 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.749 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.940 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 127 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.051 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.966 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 127 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.938 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.063 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.032 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 62 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.546 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 92 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.757 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 119 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.659 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.535 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.964 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.579 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.857 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.982 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.147 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 72 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 1.743 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.255 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.739 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.566 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.260 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.645 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.554 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.58 km SSE of Seldovia, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.954 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 109 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.343 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.360 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.956 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.964 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.241 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.024 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 145 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.075 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.250 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 146 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.455 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 113 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.752 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 88 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.782 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.550 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.982 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.5Southern Alaska · 2890 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.646 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.436 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.646 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 110 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.038 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 150 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.649 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 94 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.747 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 126 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.766 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.664 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 98 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.565 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 101 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.653 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.629 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.455 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 103 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.744 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 74 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.953 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.860 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.945 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.776 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.360 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 136 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.311 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.851 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 110 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.646 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 79 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.651 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 69 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.663 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.445 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.764 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.662 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 90 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.219 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 69 · tsunami flag
- 2.1Southern Alaska · 2898 days ago · 74 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.765 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.144 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.67 km W of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.942 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 134 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.7Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.139 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
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