Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 34 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 34 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska on Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 5:58 PM AKST (02:58 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 18 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AACSE
Local time
UTC
2018-11-27 02:58:20 UTC
Depth
17.4 km (10.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.229° N, 152.736° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.525 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.76 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.514 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.628 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 54 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.527 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.534 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.641 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.927 km E of Chiniak, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.930 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.747 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.0Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.143 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.524 km NE of Kodiak, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.815 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.622 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.521 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.130 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.75 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2834 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.818 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.717 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.512 km NW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.296 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.918 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.52 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.118 km S of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.820 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.742 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.718 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.518 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.625 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.931 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.519 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.616 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 2.114 km SSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.58 km SE of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.818 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 29 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.374 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.724 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.626 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.927 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.516 km ESE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.013 km NW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.4102 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.914 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.216 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.011 km ESE of Kodiak, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.967 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.71 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.551 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away

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