Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 41 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 41 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Sun, May 7, 2017, 11:58 AM AKDT (19:58 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 32 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-07 19:58:25 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.497° N, 151.293° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
131

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.724 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.673 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.163 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.922 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 68 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.640 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 89 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.927 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.570 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.73 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.337 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 88 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.565 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.632 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.542 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.830 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.537 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.939 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.635 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 69 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3433 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.714 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.533 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 65 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 1.56 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.7Southern Alaska · 3432 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.542 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 76 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.519 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.032 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.11 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.518 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.64 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.35 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.418 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.72 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.871 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.615 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.58 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  36. 3.229 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.520 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.923 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.92 km NNW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.626 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 76 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.026 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.66 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.630 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.833 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.820 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.920 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.734 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.920 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.06 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.514 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.64 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.310 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.25 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.949 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.57 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 64 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.018 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.162 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.719 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.72 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.826 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.521 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.234 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.027 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3438 days ago · 125 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.713 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.814 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3438 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.270 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 118 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.010 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.719 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3439 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.626 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.926 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.727 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.521 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 65 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.726 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 68 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.911 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.866 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3441 days ago · 105 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2

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