Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska on Mon, Jul 16, 2018, 11:16 PM AKDT (07:16 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-17 07:16:02 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.784° N, 149.178° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 1.512 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.812 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.428 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.66 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.05 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.520 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.86 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.514 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.559 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.68 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.449 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.513 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.913 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.917 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.516 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.818 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.611 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.951 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.60 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.55 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.67 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.711 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.925 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.254 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.610 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 2.08 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.921 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.644 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.61 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2974 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.634 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.522 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.626 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.212 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.626 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.512 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.718 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.516 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.54 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.823 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.84 km S of Houston, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 53 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.857 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.220 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 1.82 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.27 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.136 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.914 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.842 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.943 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2961 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 2.036 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.849 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.824 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.82 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.318 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.08 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.716 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.530 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.728 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.518 km E of Crown Point, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.131 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.726 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.626 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.520 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.512 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3012 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.822 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.716 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away

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