Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska on Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 5:44 PM AKST (02:44 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, 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
2018-11-16 02:44:54 UTC
Depth
69.9 km (43.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.921° N, 151.520° 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
59

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.964 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.66 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.922 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.92 km N of Kenai, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.85 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.955 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.734 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 97 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.714 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.616 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.862 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.810 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 68 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.821 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.58 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.152 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.361 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 112 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 113 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.927 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.935 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.123 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.827 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.72 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.865 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.616 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.966 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 129 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.123 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 113 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.733 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.419 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.519 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.54 km ESE of Salamatof, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.932 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.628 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.510 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.849 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.927 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.519 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.52 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.747 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.621 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.67 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.011 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.732 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 78 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.371 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 1.64 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.95 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.635 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.213 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.67 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.69 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 71 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.658 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 92 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.629 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.022 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.536 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 95 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 59 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.01 km NNE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.749 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.713 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.818 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.442 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.535 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.616 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.934 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.146 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.253 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.52 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.922 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away

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