Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sun, Mar 31, 2019, 10:14 PM AKDT (06:14 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 61 km SSW of Nanwalek, 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
2019-04-01 06:14:34 UTC
Depth
78.3 km (48.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.669° N, 152.084° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.944 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.031 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 161 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.051 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.466 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.839 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.138 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.133 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 164 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.126 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2741 days ago · 152 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.741 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.06 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.054 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.846 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.751 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.666 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.943 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.024 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.970 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 145 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.663 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 94 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.663 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.532 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.623 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.160 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 104 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.046 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.660 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.054 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.566 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.514 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.364 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2739 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.673 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.552 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.435 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 150 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.960 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.217 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.548 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.621 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.753 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.835 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.158 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2737 days ago · 94 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.260 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 3.260 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.958 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.968 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.818 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.945 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 120 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.551 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.160 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.758 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.061 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.567 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.858 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.625 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.659 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.556 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.569 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.536 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 121 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.812 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 2742 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.558 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.524 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.620 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 109 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.656 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.860 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 136 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.569 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 112 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.66 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.764 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.866 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.755 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.610 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.562 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.67 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.559 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 122 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.638 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 148 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.758 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away

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