Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska on Thu, Dec 14, 2017, 12:08 AM AKST (09:08 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, 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
2017-12-14 09:08:15 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.883° N, 147.798° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.621 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.230 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.536 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.747 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.631 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.936 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.827 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.243 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.757 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.946 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.542 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.06 km WSW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.848 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.634 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.77 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 34 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 2.019 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.748 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.617 km NW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.946 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.646 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.631 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.64 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.549 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.712 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.75 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.240 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.57 km NNE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.950 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.912 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.63 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.615 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.637 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.534 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.839 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.810 km SSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.644 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.146 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.615 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.938 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.744 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.548 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.756 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.165 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.622 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away

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