Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Mon, Aug 13, 2018, 10:41 AM AKDT (18:41 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km W of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-13 18:41:51 UTC
Depth
41.3 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.647° N, 150.429° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.212 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.612 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.629 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.626 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.830 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.512 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.718 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.317 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.54 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.715 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.028 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.517 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.38 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.823 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.049 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.621 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.515 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.628 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 74 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.822 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.820 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.220 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.82 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 2.517 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.914 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.833 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.128 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.827 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2958 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.625 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.610 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.743 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.616 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.317 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.512 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.08 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.16 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.538 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.518 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.528 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.535 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.518 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.611 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.525 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.720 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.213 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.623 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.617 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.520 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 2.036 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.26 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.620 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.611 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2973 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.921 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.08 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.610 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.918 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.822 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.122 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.925 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.84 km SSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.711 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.626 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.225 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.67 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.56 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.611 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.621 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.712 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away

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