Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 10:43 AM AKDT (18:43 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 38 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-12 18:43:56 UTC
Depth
29.9 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.576° N, 146.445° 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
79

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.139 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.351 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.036 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.345 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 37 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.549 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.044 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 30 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.935 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.67 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.910 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.510 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.235 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.136 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.533 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2994 days ago · 24 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.99 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.836 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.523 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.527 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.449 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.336 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.547 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 3.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.951 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.245 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.520 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.722 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.939 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 2.254 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.29 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.012 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.626 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.633 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 2.717 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.552 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  48. 1.747 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.547 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.841 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 1.748 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.456 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.833 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 25 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.914 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.819 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.739 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.644 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  58. 1.716 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.848 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.516 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3009 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.431 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.615 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.632 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.954 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.110 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.430 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.732 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.249 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.839 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3025 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.433 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.843 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3027 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away

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