Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 32 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 32 km ESE of Primrose, Alaska on Sun, May 1, 2022, 8:38 AM AKDT (16:38 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 19 km E of Crown Point, 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
2022-05-01 16:38:25 UTC
Depth
62.5 km (38.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.287° N, 148.775° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.528 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.433 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.557 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1616 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.520 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.917 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1615 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.529 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1613 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.930 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1611 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.130 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1606 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.634 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.314 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1604 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 1603 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.119 km E of Crown Point, Alaska · 1599 days ago · 31 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.446 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1598 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.536 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1597 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.516 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1596 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.818 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1594 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.812 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.512 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.014 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1592 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1591 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.516 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1591 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.229 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.727 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1589 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.815 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1588 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 3.022 km E of Crown Point, Alaska · 1586 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.935 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1581 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.549 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.052 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.740 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 1580 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.718 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.542 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.544 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1577 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.842 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 1576 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.142 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.755 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1575 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.627 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.56 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 48 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.843 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.035 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1574 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 2.344 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1568 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1567 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.551 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.650 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.925 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1566 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.958 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.544 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 1564 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.614 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 1562 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.938 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1560 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.138 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.552 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1559 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.550 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.925 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 1558 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.516 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 1557 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.139 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1617 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.618 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1618 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.624 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1624 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.511 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1625 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.855 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 1627 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.537 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1628 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.918 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 1631 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.151 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 1632 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.860 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1633 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.927 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.064 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.850 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.718 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1637 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.043 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 1638 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.831 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 1639 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.626 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.824 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 1640 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.232 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 1641 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.87 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1642 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.97 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 1643 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away

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