Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska on Sat, May 20, 2017, 2:09 PM AKDT (22:09 UTC), 56 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km NNE of Karluk, 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
2017-05-20 22:09:50 UTC
Depth
55.5 km (34.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.984° N, 153.283° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.651 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.661 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.553 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.515 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.835 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.34 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.128 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.944 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 61 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.947 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.884 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.847 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.616 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 47 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.733 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.930 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.755 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.572 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.842 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.216 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.918 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.829 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.481 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.653 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.65 km S of Aleneva, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 62 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.674 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.519 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.726 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.840 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.016 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 4.225 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  30. 1.659 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.770 km NE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.623 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 2.023 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 2.320 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.311 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.651 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.140 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 47 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.817 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.728 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.318 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.191 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.791 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.686 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.525 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.784 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.617 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.725 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 52 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 1.962 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 82 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.722 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.622 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.727 km SSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.632 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3379 days ago · 50 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.032 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.882 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.082 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.757 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.554 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.053 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.769 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.939 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.936 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.554 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.322 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.672 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.868 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.955 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.57 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.557 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.077 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.080 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.074 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.033 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.593 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.692 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.893 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.641 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.992 km SSE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.627 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 58 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.681 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away

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