Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 16 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 16 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on Sat, Apr 6, 2019, 6:48 PM AKDT (02:48 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 8 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-07 02:48:22 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.663° N, 146.704° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km SSE of Big Delta, Alaska · 2735 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.051 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.341 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.69 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.810 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.210 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.515 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2729 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.631 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2728 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.68 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2725 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.57 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2724 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.713 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.48 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.916 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2719 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.94 km WNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2678 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.260 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2677 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 1.660 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.927 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.259 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.57 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2740 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.516 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.926 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2746 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.516 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.56 km SSE of Ester, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.78 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.825 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.624 km SW of North Pole, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 24 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 279
  12. 1.547 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

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