Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska on Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 6:25 PM AKDT (02:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 60 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-11 02:25:48 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.220° N, 147.033° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.354 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 4.060 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 32 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.524 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.98 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.053 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.039 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.719 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.247 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3087 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.531 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.853 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.011 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3083 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.614 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.756 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.654 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.215 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.743 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.942 km SW of Tonsina, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.928 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.216 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.116 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.634 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.816 km NE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.750 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.852 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.911 km S of Valdez, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.740 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 2.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.27 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.615 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.613 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.922 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.514 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.318 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  52. 1.714 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.221 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.556 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.823 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 2.844 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  60. 2.120 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 1.512 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.741 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.525 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.823 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.235 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3104 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.348 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.613 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.228 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.233 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.950 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.124 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.623 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.650 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3113 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.660 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away

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