Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska on Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 6:05 AM AKDT (14:05 UTC), 8 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-14 14:05:14 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.552° N, 147.086° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.210 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.515 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2727 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.631 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2726 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.68 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2723 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.57 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2722 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.713 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2721 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.48 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2720 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.916 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2717 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.564 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2694 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.132 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.430 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2682 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.94 km WNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2676 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.260 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.128 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2675 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.520 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2667 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.341 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.051 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2731 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.05 km SSE of Big Delta, Alaska · 2733 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.516 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2734 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.660 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2736 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.927 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.259 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.57 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2738 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 2.516 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2743 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.926 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2744 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.031 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2745 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.520 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2747 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.516 km E of Fox, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.030 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away

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