Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 43 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 3:26 PM AKDT (23:26 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 31 km WNW of Valdez, 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
2018-04-13 23:26:52 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.697° N, 147.398° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.039 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.531 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.853 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.011 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.822 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.518 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.614 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.621 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.756 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.654 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.840 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.638 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.215 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.216 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.116 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.816 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.750 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.738 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.852 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 1.911 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.740 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.514 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.714 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.556 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.456 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.844 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.120 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.738 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.833 km ESE of Valdez, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.59 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.832 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.054 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 1.921 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.638 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.554 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.059 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.848 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.136 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 2.925 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.559 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.149 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.558 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.935 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.524 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.624 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.060 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 32 · tsunami flag
  7. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.538 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.832 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.348 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.228 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.124 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.75 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.623 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.650 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.660 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away

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