Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 72 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 72 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, Aug 31, 2017, 6:01 PM AKDT (02:01 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 67 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-01 02:01:05 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.436° N, 148.168° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 45 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.146 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.921 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.519 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.73 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.656 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.657 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.521 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.534 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.622 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3314 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.48 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.456 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3312 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.94 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.513 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.713 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.574 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.688 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.979 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 43 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.760 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.8Central Alaska · 3303 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.356 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.571 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.971 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.37 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.522 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.071 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 4.167 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.467 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.530 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.465 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.970 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.664 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 55 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.619 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.766 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 42 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.366 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 1.718 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.264 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.761 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.63 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.816 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.27 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.550 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.54 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.666 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.810 km SE of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.117 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.756 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.625 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.545 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.821 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.515 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.79 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.368 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.65 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.069 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.717 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 1.729 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.927 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.020 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.210 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.118 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.623 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.731 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 37 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.612 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.88 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.68 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.539 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 4.319 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 82
  16. 1.73 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 71 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.249 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.968 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1

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