Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 12:00 AM AKST (09:00 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 66 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-02 09:00:16 UTC
Depth
61.1 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.430° N, 150.460° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 165 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.568 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.57 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.822 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.073 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.77 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.92 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.96 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.814 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.42 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.513 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 69 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.63 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.615 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.720 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.54 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.07 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.627 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.523 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.418 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.68 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.234 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.839 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.08 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.615 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.73 km E of Houston, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.657 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.54 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.650 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.872 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.642 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.913 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.630 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.64 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.911 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.37 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.559 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 127 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.71 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 3.068 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.658 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 2.524 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.517 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.839 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.831 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.763 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.620 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.040 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.035 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.549 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 1.73 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.325 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.871 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.750 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 3.137 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.614 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.526 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.03 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.823 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.023 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 69 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.635 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.617 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.29 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.256 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.35 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2861 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.45 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.28 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.610 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.25 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.22 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.816 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.85 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 50 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.734 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.19 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.228 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 80 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.934 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 98 km deep · 47 km away

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