Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Thu, Oct 11, 2018, 3:46 AM AKDT (11:46 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, 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
2018-10-11 11:46:46 UTC
Depth
44.4 km (27.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.380° N, 150.076° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.628 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.712 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.623 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.629 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.043 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.012 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 37 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.926 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2911 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.515 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 36 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.911 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.63 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 4.528 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 427 · tsunami flag
  18. 1.718 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.88 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.518 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.714 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.55 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.524 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.516 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.512 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.421 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.713 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.517 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.710 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.13 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 3.615 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.040 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.322 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.412 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.514 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 1.624 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.323 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.612 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.732 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.532 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.519 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 2.122 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.837 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.547 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.833 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.721 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.426 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 1.513 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.917 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.621 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.631 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.722 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.94 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.71 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.38 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2915 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.99 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.425 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.942 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.128 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.724 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.925 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.713 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.746 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.320 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 9
  16. 1.630 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.111 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.812 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.416 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away

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