Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 42 km N of Valdez, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 42 km N of Valdez, Alaska on Sun, Dec 2, 2018, 12:12 AM AKST (09:12 UTC), 34 km (21 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
2018-12-02 09:12:20 UTC
Depth
33.5 km (20.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.512° N, 146.321° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.738 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.737 km NNW of Cordova, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.620 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.353 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.849 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.745 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.831 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.638 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.039 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.934 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.937 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.548 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 2.4Southern Alaska · 2847 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.647 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.240 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.035 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 1.834 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.235 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.739 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 2.039 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2833 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.722 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 3.510 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  35. 1.953 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.822 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.614 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 3.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.651 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 39 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.930 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.625 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.340 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.643 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.927 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.746 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 2.134 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 1.749 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.518 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 25 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.924 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.533 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.930 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.914 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2863 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.824 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.330 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.739 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.110 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.710 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.529 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.635 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.646 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2871 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.527 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.555 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.519 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.629 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.533 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away

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