Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km N of North Pole, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km N of North Pole, Alaska on Thu, Mar 1, 2018, 12:48 AM AKST (09:48 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 25 km E of Livengood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-01 09:48:48 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.803° N, 147.352° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.126 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.562 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.653 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.828 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.630 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.510 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.712 km S of Badger, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.512 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.925 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.618 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.320 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.520 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.020 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.027 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.221 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.7northern Alaska · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.86 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.726 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.612 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.433 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.919 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away

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