Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km E of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km E of Funny River, Alaska on Thu, Oct 19, 2017, 10:32 PM AKDT (06:32 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-20 06:32:52 UTC
Depth
39.4 km (24.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.491° N, 150.433° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.511 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.920 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3266 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 48 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 70 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.51 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.114 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.754 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.650 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.622 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 67 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.512 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.611 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.541 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.528 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.914 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.642 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.61 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.56 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.728 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.911 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.54 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.523 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.517 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 70 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.93 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.914 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.921 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.512 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 44 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 1.943 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.19 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 36 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.616 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.213 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.911 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.920 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away

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