Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 11:08 AM AKDT (19:08 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 45 km N 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
2018-09-24 19:08:26 UTC
Depth
21.3 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.931° N, 147.011° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.128 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.612 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.728 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.630 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.020 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.836 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.513 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.814 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.756 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 13
  17. 1.556 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.355 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.723 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.632 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.942 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.819 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.846 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.636 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 4.056 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  28. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.954 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.918 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.649 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.557 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.241 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.516 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.557 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.741 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.536 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.544 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.528 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.521 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 4.345 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 12 · tsunami flag
  45. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.450 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.249 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.614 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.13 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.541 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.561 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.155 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.713 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2932 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.638 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.338 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.636 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.539 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.535 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away

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