Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 39 km NW of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Valdez, Alaska on Mon, Oct 22, 2018, 3:31 AM AKDT (11:31 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 49 km SSE of Nelchina, 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
2018-10-22 11:31:45 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.389° N, 146.851° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.832 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.116 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.930 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.630 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.728 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.234 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.732 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.147 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.933 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.632 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 2.342 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.544 km SW of Chitina, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.540 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.148 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.043 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.148 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.750 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.818 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.613 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.942 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.835 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.842 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.657 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.516 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.716 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 29 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.853 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.935 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.739 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 3.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 3.347 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 1.845 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.346 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 3.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 1.533 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.629 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.519 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.555 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.527 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.438 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.357 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.630 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.853 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.540 km WSW of Tonsina, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.843 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.629 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.249 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away

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