Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km NNE of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Houston, Alaska on Wed, Jun 7, 2017, 7:13 PM AKDT (03:13 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, 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
2017-06-08 03:13:45 UTC
Depth
46.9 km (29.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.736° N, 149.727° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.631 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.529 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.921 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.50 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.412 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.513 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.515 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.934 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.911 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 47 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.727 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.810 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.810 km SE of Beluga, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.822 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.912 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.752 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.83 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.814 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.025 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.539 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.815 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.510 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 2.016 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 3.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.624 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.618 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.63 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.917 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.918 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.625 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.8Central Alaska · 3391 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.57 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.72 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.218 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.712 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.029 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.025 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.524 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.126 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.316 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.318 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.011 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 51 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.717 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.521 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.814 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.127 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.115 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 50 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.813 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.815 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 51 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.634 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.720 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.633 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.14 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 53 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 43 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.620 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.326 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.612 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.522 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.56 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 40 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.515 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.66 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.94 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.76 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.917 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.519 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.627 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away

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