Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 5:02 PM AKDT (01:02 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km ENE of Knik, 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
2017-10-23 01:02:36 UTC
Depth
22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.680° N, 148.196° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.720 km SE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.536 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.633 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.532 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.539 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.139 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.038 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.528 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.349 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.717 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.225 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3260 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.550 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.547 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 3.537 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  26. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.26 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.111 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  34. 3.527 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.660 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 3.140 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.612 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.032 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.6Central Alaska · 3250 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.517 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.66 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.729 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.924 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.261 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.57 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.311 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.818 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.530 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.543 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.851 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.614 km WNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.744 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.683 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.826 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.943 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 14
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.128 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.834 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.546 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away

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