Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska on Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 11:44 AM AKDT (19:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 56 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-11 19:44:55 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.550° N, 148.817° 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.131 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.518 km E of Crown Point, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.530 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.654 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.824 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 51 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.849 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.617 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.921 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.512 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.428 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.755 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.520 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.649 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.559 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.449 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.513 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.913 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.917 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.035 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.951 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.711 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.925 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.254 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.656 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.558 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.610 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.921 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.644 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.634 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.522 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.626 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.512 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.718 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 1.54 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.823 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 3.856 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  41. 3.356 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.211 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.857 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.220 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.82 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.136 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.914 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.842 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.943 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2962 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  54. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.836 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.611 km W of Seward, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.931 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.129 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.520 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.657 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.654 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.512 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.652 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.822 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.716 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.954 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.825 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.712 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.732 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.255 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.539 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.555 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.723 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.517 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.923 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away

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