Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 51 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 51 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 5:43 AM AKDT (13:43 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 56 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-03 13:43:20 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.914° N, 147.620° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.245 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.520 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.846 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.939 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.041 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.254 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.012 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.610 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.626 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.717 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.921 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.644 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.614 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.552 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.634 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.747 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.516 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.547 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.841 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.748 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.456 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.833 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.914 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 3.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  31. 3.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.739 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.211 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.857 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.644 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.716 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.136 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.914 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.842 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.943 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2959 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 1.848 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 20 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.413 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.421 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.115 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.636 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.931 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.129 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.816 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.140 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.828 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.938 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 1.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.547 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.917 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.449 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.527 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.523 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.559 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.836 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.649 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.755 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.99 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.2Southern Alaska · 2994 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.533 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.136 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.235 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

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