Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km S of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km S of Houston, Alaska on Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 9:51 PM AKDT (05:51 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 27 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-06 05:51:56 UTC
Depth
54.4 km (33.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.613° N, 149.815° 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
43

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 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.618 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.55 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.023 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.15 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.924 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.521 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.220 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.828 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.933 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.527 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.37 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.840 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.07 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.521 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.839 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.322 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.02 km SW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.632 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.93 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.811 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.45 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.818 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.57 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 2.524 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.824 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.628 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.66 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.923 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.88 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.79 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 62 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.57 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 51 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 3.03 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.920 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.551 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.57 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.68 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.925 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.124 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.823 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.212 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.120 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.57 km ENE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.033 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.59 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.915 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.56 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 1.59 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.92 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.62 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.66 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.425 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.614 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.629 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 47 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 1.626 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.723 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 4.227 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 33 · tsunami flag

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.512 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.46 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 37 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.77 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.510 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.435 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.719 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 51 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.018 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.815 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.813 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.547 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.331 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.824 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 46 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.629 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.738 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.536 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.510 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.725 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.911 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away

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