Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km NNE of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Houston, Alaska on Sun, Dec 3, 2017, 12:52 AM AKST (09:52 UTC), 51 km (32 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-03 09:52:30 UTC
Depth
51.1 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.686° N, 149.765° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.637 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.031 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.820 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.432 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.849 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.426 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.55 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.66 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.91 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 187
  12. 1.71 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 28 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.63 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.530 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.627 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.539 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 48 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.626 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.523 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.831 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 98 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.817 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.625 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.642 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.612 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 40 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 1.630 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  29. 2.823 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.121 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.53 km ESE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.711 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.632 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.817 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9
  36. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.017 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.327 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.46 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  41. 1.610 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.619 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.610 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.77 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.16 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.621 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.98 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.523 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3213 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.512 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.628 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.28 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.57 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.313 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.719 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.731 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.016 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 49 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.110 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 74 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.918 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 36 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.521 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.621 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.74 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.531 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.244 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away

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