Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska on Mon, May 14, 2018, 7:44 PM AKDT (03:44 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-15 03:44:55 UTC
Depth
40.6 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.043° N, 147.001° 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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.922 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.318 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.221 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.823 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.54 km NE of Tazlina, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.844 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.157 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.832 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.144 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.153 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.921 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.510 km NE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.638 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.848 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.59 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.136 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.316 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.925 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.813 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 2.149 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.738 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 1.713 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.736 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.740 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.643 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.039 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.68 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 2.732 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.745 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.936 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 3.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.237 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.044 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.950 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.72 km E of Glennallen, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.636 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.544 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3028 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.843 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.27 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.771 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.634 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.647 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.049 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.942 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.743 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.215 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.666 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away

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