M1.6 earthquake 7 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska on Sat, Apr 28, 2018, 1:37 AM AKDT (09:37 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 26 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-28 09:37:22 UTC
- Depth
- 68.3 km (42.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.006° N, 151.195° 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
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.828 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.753 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.717 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.924 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.853 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.641 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.671 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.028 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.27 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.640 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.7Southern Alaska · 3078 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.754 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.946 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.640 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.921 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.654 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.549 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 88 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.520 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.536 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.633 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.915 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.725 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.120 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.835 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.513 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.872 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.86 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.25 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.820 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.532 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.647 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.564 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.638 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.742 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.468 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.540 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.615 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.750 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.529 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.767 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 120 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.524 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.711 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.614 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.331 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 1.647 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.547 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.448 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.515 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 56 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.640 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.117 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.815 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.814 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.748 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.727 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 79 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.644 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.416 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
- 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.144 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.54 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.860 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.62 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 63 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.614 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.719 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.848 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
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