Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 54 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 54 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Thu, May 24, 2018, 3:02 PM AKDT (23:02 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-24 23:02:08 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.856° N, 147.678° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.638 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.554 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.059 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.848 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.59 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.136 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.925 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.559 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.813 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.149 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.558 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.510 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.854 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.659 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.722 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.215 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.616 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.745 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.833 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 1.936 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 3.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.237 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.044 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.753 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.636 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.544 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.057 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.843 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.433 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3027 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.839 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.723 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.539 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.255 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.732 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.144 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.832 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.59 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.738 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.120 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.844 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.823 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.556 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.221 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.714 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.514 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.922 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.615 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away

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