Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km S of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km S of Tyonek, Alaska on Sat, Nov 17, 2018, 5:13 AM AKST (14:13 UTC), 68 km (42 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-17 14:13:32 UTC
Depth
67.5 km (41.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.972° N, 151.174° 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
61

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.58 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.361 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.927 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.935 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.123 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.827 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.72 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 61 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.865 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.622 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.713 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.616 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.966 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 129 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.123 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.733 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.419 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.519 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.637 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 86 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.54 km ESE of Salamatof, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.539 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.932 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.620 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.628 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.510 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.920 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.927 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.519 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 1.52 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 67 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.747 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.621 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.67 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.732 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.371 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.64 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.95 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.635 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.213 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.85 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.72 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.67 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.69 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 71 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.633 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 74 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.631 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.545 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.544 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 96 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.76 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.628 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.514 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.992 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 158 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.825 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.730 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 79 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.78 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.745 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.862 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.616 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.714 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.734 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.955 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.85 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.92 km N of Kenai, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.922 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.66 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.964 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.67 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.626 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.658 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.54 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.629 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.022 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.536 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 95 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away

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