Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska on Thu, Jun 15, 2017, 9:00 AM AKDT (17:00 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 26 km WNW of Kalifornsky, 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
2017-06-15 17:00:28 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.187° N, 151.418° 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
56

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 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 64 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.810 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.711 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.83 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.239 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.513 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.612 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.716 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.524 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.038 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.610 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.63 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.55 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.667 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 117 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.72 km SSE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.935 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.63 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 1.57 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.565 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 1.72 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.218 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.712 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.639 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.932 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.316 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.318 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 60 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.011 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.946 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.648 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.715 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.814 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.530 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.843 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.810 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.127 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.65 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.714 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.872 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 124 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.69 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.76 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.874 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.644 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.915 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 62 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.813 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
  55. 3.537 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 84 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  56. 2.037 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 89 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.825 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.14 km NE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.755 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 103 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.730 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.810 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.644 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.129 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.911 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 47 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.934 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.315 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.429 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.419 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.636 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.535 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.550 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.515 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.827 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.773 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 130 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.881 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.852 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.50 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away

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