Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Nov 9, 2017, 5:03 AM AKST (14:03 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km SSW of Healy, 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
2017-11-09 14:03:55 UTC
Depth
24.1 km (15.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.613° N, 149.446° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.08 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.816 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.712 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.122 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.86 km S of North Pole, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.63 km SE of Badger, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.92 km E of College, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.72 km SSE of Fairbanks, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.712 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.836 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.516 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.06 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.019 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.519 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.225 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.525 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.645 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.249 km SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.516 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.714 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.2Central Alaska · 3217 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.514 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.730 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.517 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.733 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.835 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.937 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.722 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.146 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.633 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.134 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.69 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 4.06 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 48
  37. 1.84 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.97 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.522 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.822 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.637 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.818 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.75 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.641 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.226 km WNW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.730 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 72
  4. 1.714 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.912 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.743 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.931 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.651 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.539 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.531 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.215 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 119 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.07 km NNE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.618 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.262 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.362 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.511 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.634 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.839 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.22 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away

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