Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 71 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 71 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 51 km SSW of Skwentna, 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
2019-02-28 08:00:03 UTC
Depth
128.3 km (79.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.295° N, 152.383° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.364 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 119 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.826 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.554 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2772 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.842 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 71 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.328 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.653 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2771 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.739 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.026 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2769 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.016 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.033 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2768 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.532 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2767 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2766 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.432 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.268 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2766 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.523 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.955 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 98 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.774 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 130 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.320 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2765 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.526 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.87 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.515 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
  22. 2.321 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.627 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2764 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.772 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 131 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.944 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.142 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2763 days ago · 83 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.633 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.738 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 109 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.613 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2762 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.69 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2760 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.956 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 93 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.618 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2759 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.17 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2758 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.943 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 96 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.718 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.511 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.165 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 111 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.926 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2757 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.728 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2756 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.518 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.757 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2755 days ago · 95 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 124 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.618 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.957 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.99 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.825 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2754 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.720 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.537 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 99 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 3.751 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2753 days ago · 88 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  52. 1.720 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.612 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.449 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.530 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.513 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2752 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.719 km W of Nikiski, AK · 2751 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.548 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.128 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.79 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2751 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.537 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.833 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 112 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.353 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.860 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 124 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.520 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2773 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 110 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.866 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2774 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.522 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.632 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2775 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.617 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.925 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.846 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.915 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2776 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.740 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.761 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 107 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.767 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2777 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.76 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2778 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.510 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.726 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.857 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2779 days ago · 108 km deep · 28 km away

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