Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 7:31 AM AKDT (15:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 27 km ENE of Susitna North, 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
2017-03-30 15:31:19 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.727° N, 148.514° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.816 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.68 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.138 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.320 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 2.059 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.15 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 15
  8. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.946 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.86 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.214 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.722 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.536 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.629 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.824 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.547 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.813 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.018 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 51 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.510 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 28 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.46 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.81 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.618 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.55 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.844 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 3.023 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.15 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.924 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.767 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.828 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.548 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.840 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.741 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.93 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.811 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.45 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.57 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.524 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.824 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 1.923 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.57 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.952 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 3.03 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.551 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.57 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.556 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.925 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.124 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.823 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.57 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 30 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.56 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.92 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.62 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.742 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.628 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.845 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.333 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.58 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.81 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.165 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.131 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.637 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.727 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3478 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.75 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.014 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.02 km ENE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.551 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.621 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.930 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.219 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.622 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.711 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.117 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away

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