Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 28 km E of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 28 km E of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, May 16, 2018, 7:43 PM AKDT (03:43 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SW of Susitna, 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
2018-05-17 03:43:17 UTC
Depth
44.3 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.973° N, 150.178° 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
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 1.528 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.62 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.728 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.87 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 47 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.820 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.839 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.026 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 62 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.911 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3051 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.335 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.620 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.214 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.66 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.027 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.110 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.132 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.627 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.617 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 3.028 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.733 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.320 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.926 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.513 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.16 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.637 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.826 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.425 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 48 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 2.55 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 1.93 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.67 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.912 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.94 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.13 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.63 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 1.634 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.616 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.632 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.842 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.615 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.510 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.119 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.527 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.334 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.923 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.625 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.331 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.614 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.711 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away

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