Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 57 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 57 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 8:33 AM AKST (17:33 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 24 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-12-21 17:33:40 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.468° N, 147.349° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.527 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2838 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.638 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.447 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.039 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.355 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.944 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.736 km N of Whittier, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.820 km WNW of Chenega, AK · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.953 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.741 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.525 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.643 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.932 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.123 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.928 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.76 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2807 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.135 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.335 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2804 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.644 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.726 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.838 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.623 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.632 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.829 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 2.048 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2796 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.543 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2795 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2794 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.644 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2792 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2791 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  41. 1.723 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.939 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2789 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.938 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.526 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2787 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.656 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.151 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 3.110 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.59 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.512 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 2782 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.714 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.754 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.954 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.553 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.645 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.346 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.941 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2852 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.831 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.721 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.353 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.737 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.710 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.556 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.529 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.756 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.920 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.928 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away

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