Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Wed, Mar 14, 2018, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE of Big Lake, 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
2018-03-15 07:00:07 UTC
Depth
46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.434° N, 150.230° 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
63

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.618 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.549 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 100 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3122 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.99 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.620 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.640 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.812 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 43 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.88 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.61 km NNE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.812 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.58 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.72 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3118 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.311 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.333 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.522 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.757 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.22 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.228 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.728 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 64 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.120 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.816 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.65 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.422 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.912 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.323 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.744 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.74 km NNE of Tanaina, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.14 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.722 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.515 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  33. 2.120 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 1.725 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 2.324 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.533 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.014 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.617 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.929 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.524 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 44 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 2.03 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.628 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.928 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.827 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.55 km SE of Hope, Alaska · 3110 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 4.13 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 256 · tsunami flag
  49. 1.926 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.74 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 46 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 1.851 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.64 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.529 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.410 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  55. 2.23 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.428 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.518 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 1.630 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.612 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 62 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.718 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.843 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.610 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.926 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.65 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.96 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.59 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.429 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.930 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.533 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.96 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.030 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.513 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.743 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.661 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.529 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 47 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.025 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.111 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away

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