Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, Nov 23, 2017, 8:16 AM AKST (17:16 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2017-11-23 17:16:45 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.739° N, 148.199° 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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.728 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.727 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.862 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.579 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.537 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.717 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.516 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.633 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.738 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.318 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.647 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.617 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.244 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.544 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.74 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.633 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.66 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.521 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.938 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.918 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.016 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 3.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.628 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.69 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.820 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.849 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.55 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.91 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 187
  38. 1.71 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.539 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.817 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.612 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.937 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  46. 1.53 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.622 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.817 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 9
  49. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.017 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 2.165 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.756 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.830 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.744 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.938 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.619 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.615 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.77 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 2.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.626 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.91 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.526 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.928 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.440 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.550 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.335 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.67 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.636 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.513 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.311 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2

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