Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, Feb 14, 2017, 9:00 AM AKST (18:00 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21 km N of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-14 18:00:03 UTC
Depth
24.4 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.736° N, 148.278° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.95 km S of Knik, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.328 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  4. 3.127 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.520 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.718 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.121 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.624 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.734 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.643 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.824 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.539 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3515 days ago · 28 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.724 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.644 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 3.339 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.73 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.980 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.551 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.624 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 52 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.21 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.90 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  29. 1.924 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.35 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.63 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.554 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3506 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.937 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.661 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3505 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.710 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3504 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.94 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.84 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.623 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.425 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3503 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.636 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 3.052 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.848 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 3.052 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.510 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.89 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.77 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.715 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3499 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.621 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.213 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.77 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 3.257 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.74 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.510 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3495 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.835 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.933 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.110 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.532 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.515 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.535 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.939 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.746 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.314 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3523 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.97 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.969 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.710 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.59 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.79 km W of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.614 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.615 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.810 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away

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