Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km WSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Ester, Alaska on Sun, Oct 22, 2017, 12:58 PM AKDT (20:58 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km W of Ester, 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
2017-10-22 20:58:16 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.794° N, 148.390° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.651 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.931 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.743 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.730 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 72
  7. 2.641 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.6Central Alaska · 3251 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.510 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.08 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.816 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.030 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.630 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.86 km S of North Pole, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Badger, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.92 km E of College, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.72 km SSE of Fairbanks, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.712 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.06 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.959 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.019 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.617 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.815 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 2.59 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.637 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.611 km ENE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.519 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.225 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.525 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.713 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.645 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.514 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.730 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.517 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.616 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.5Central Alaska · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.937 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.22 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.725 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.625 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.032 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.721 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.319 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.623 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.53 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.346 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.824 km SE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.828 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.158 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.630 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.728 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.530 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away

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