Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 50 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 50 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Feb 2, 2018, 7:30 AM AKST (16:30 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 52 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-02-02 16:30:01 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.782° N, 147.587° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.533 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.635 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.931 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.221 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 17
  7. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.246 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.637 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.055 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 27 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.536 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.554 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.536 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.632 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.926 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.951 km WSW of Cordova, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.741 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.223 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.247 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.652 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.851 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 19 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.652 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3148 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 11
  26. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.925 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.539 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.550 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.648 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.524 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.611 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.532 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.627 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.644 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.742 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.045 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.258 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.830 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.731 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.728 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.540 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.646 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3139 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.67 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3137 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.045 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 1.626 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.559 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3133 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.032 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 3.052 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.814 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.065 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.746 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.665 km SW of Cordova, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.746 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.255 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.650 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.336 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.952 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.139 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.018 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.720 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.854 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.239 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.921 km W of Cordova, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.84 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.244 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.924 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.941 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.654 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.840 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

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