Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 48 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 48 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 10:11 AM AKST (19:11 UTC), 23 km (14 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-15 19:11:46 UTC
Depth
22.9 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.566° N, 146.418° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.533 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.629 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.519 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.555 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2872 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.527 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.646 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.635 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.529 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.710 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.110 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.739 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.330 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.824 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.914 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.930 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.842 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 34 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 1.827 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.738 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.737 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.620 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.353 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 3.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.745 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.831 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.529 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 25 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.039 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 28 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.934 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.937 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.548 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2845 days ago · 22 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.132 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 28 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.240 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.035 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.640 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 2.235 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.739 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.039 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.722 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 3.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.649 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.849 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 20 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.346 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 28 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.845 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.448 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.347 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 21 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.047 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.739 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.935 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.853 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 29 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.716 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.516 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.657 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away

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