Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Mon, Jul 17, 2017, 6:41 PM AKDT (02:41 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-18 02:41:15 UTC
Depth
77.8 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.493° N, 151.481° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.730 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.79 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.624 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.533 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.58 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.8Central Alaska · 3363 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.418 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.316 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.011 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.621 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.52 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.54 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.015 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 81 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.127 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.945 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 108 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.633 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 84 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.611 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.821 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  24. 1.622 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.128 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.630 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.16 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.730 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.515 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.616 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.823 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.95 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.626 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.529 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.562 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 109 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.639 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 117 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.624 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.87 km N of Knik, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.78 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.7Central Alaska · 3354 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.163 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 141 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.24 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.121 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.735 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3353 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.515 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.165 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.617 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 4.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 212
  53. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 3.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 8
  55. 1.628 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 121 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.910 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.122 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.633 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.614 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.927 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.627 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.523 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.614 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.715 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.811 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.57 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.560 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 101 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.18 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.578 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 138 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.915 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 49 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.232 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.529 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 79 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.531 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 77 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.638 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 118 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.795 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 143 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.728 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.624 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.54 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away

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