Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km W of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km W of Glacier View, Alaska on Thu, Nov 9, 2017, 12:59 PM AKST (21:59 UTC), 30 km (18 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-09 21:59:09 UTC
Depth
29.6 km (18.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.831° N, 147.980° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 44 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.729 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.924 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.261 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.311 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.513 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.636 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.67 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.647 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.335 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.550 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.440 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.928 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.526 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.532 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.626 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.951 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.728 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.727 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.862 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.579 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.537 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.520 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.516 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.633 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.738 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.318 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.647 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.617 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.244 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.544 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.633 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.521 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.938 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.918 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.016 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 3.236 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.628 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.744 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.847 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.69 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.820 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.849 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.55 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.6Central Alaska · 3251 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.032 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.612 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.140 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.614 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.660 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.635 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.121 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.016 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.527 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
  14. 3.111 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.144 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.540 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.528 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away

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