Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska on Tue, Sep 12, 2017, 2:08 AM AKDT (10:08 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km E of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-12 10:08:08 UTC
Depth
49.4 km (30.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.085° N, 150.798° 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
74

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.945 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.513 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.715 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.010 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.011 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.230 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.69 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.739 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.624 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.513 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.622 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.513 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3305 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.633 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.626 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.521 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.921 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.920 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.525 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.016 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.620 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.136 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.870 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.711 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.514 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.539 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.551 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 90 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.323 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.064 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.035 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.813 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.719 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.519 km NE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.227 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.611 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.778 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.63 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.629 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.73 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.814 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 2.04 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.045 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 80 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.916 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.717 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.845 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.526 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.64 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.378 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.718 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.819 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.840 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.51 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.522 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.516 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.736 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.264 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 120 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.520 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.734 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.561 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3311 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.566 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.627 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.518 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.50 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.212 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.532 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.971 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.722 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.228 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.515 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.326 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.612 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 4.14 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 68 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 138 · tsunami flag

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