Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 8:06 AM AKDT (16:06 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 63 km ESE of Sand Point, 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
2018-06-28 16:06:23 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.534° N, 160.716° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.6ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.165 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.863 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.040 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3014 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.962 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.864 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.849 km W of Sand Point, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.677 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.339 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.858 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.527 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.761 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.971 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.944 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.210 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 160 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.826 km WNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.138 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.643 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.668 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.563 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.174 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.026 km E of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 181 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.941 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 111 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.065 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.251 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.149 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.021 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 50 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.637 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.170 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.948 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.914 km N of Sand Point, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 71 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.065 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.582 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.325 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.444 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 137 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 2.338 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 125 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.846 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.255 km NE of King Cove, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.946 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.948 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 3.463 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.830 km SE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 164 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.859 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.427 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.937 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 88 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.164 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.747 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 3.268 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.860 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 180 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.041 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.360 km SSW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 109 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.613 km NNW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 199 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.064 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 52 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.624 km SSE of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.652 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.040 km S of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 150 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.260 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.958 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.156 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.658 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.044 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.446 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.035 km SSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.253 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.735 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 184 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.972 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.853 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.550 km SW of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 131 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.648 km NNE of King Cove, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away

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