Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 54 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 54 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska on Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 2:45 AM AKDT (10:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km WNW of Valdez, 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
2018-06-08 10:45:23 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.986° N, 147.783° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.643 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.68 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.659 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.722 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.215 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.616 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.745 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.833 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.936 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.237 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.044 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.238 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.753 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.636 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.544 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 32 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.057 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.843 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.335 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.433 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3024 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.839 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.552 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.245 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.723 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.539 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.255 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.732 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.430 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.110 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.954 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 1.615 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.431 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 1.652 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.512 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3008 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.654 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.656 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.516 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.726 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.131 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.510 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.713 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.558 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.738 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.149 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.813 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.559 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.925 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.136 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.59 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.848 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.059 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.554 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away

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