Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22 km N of Willow, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22 km N of Willow, Alaska on Mon, Nov 27, 1995, 4:11 PM AKST (01:11 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 23 km ENE of Chase, 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
1995-11-28 01:11:05 UTC
Depth
45.3 km (28.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.949° N, 150.051° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11269 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11269 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.95 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 11269 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.79 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11268 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.149 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11268 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.943 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11267 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.78 km NE of Knik River, Alaska · 11266 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.526 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 11266 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.528 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 11265 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.933 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11264 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.622 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11264 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.437 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 11264 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 4.823 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11260 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.239 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 11259 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.434 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11258 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.1Central Alaska · 11257 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11255 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.230 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11255 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.811 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 11254 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.727 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11253 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.822 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11253 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.810 km N of Houston, Alaska · 11253 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.723 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 11252 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.126 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11252 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.817 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 11252 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.811 km W of Willow, Alaska · 11251 days ago · -3 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.05 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11250 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 3.331 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 11250 days ago · 49 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.716 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 11250 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.64 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.119 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.91 km ENE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 4.143 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11249 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.85 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11248 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.921 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.833 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.944 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11246 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.224 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 11246 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.62 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 11245 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.234 km N of Chase, Alaska · 11245 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.917 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 11245 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 3.223 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11244 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.915 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 11244 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.622 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.131 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.922 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.96 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 11243 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.817 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11242 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 1.70 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 11241 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.118 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 11240 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11240 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 2.929 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11237 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.29 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 11237 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.326 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11237 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.733 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 11237 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.614 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 11236 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.311 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 11236 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 2.023 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 11270 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.9Central Alaska · 11270 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.729 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 11270 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.915 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 11272 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.925 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 11272 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.427 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 11272 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.435 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11273 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.550 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 11274 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.27 km WNW of Knik, Alaska · 11275 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.916 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 11275 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.58 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 11276 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.38 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 11276 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.526 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11276 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.915 km N of Willow, Alaska · 11277 days ago · 46 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.911 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 11278 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.169 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11278 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.915 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 11280 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.325 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 11280 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.6Southern Alaska · 11281 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.823 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 11281 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away

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