Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 87 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 87 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Jun 12, 2017, 3:38 PM AKDT (23:38 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km NNE of Karluk, 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
2017-06-12 23:38:47 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.190° N, 155.349° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.159 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.687 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.784 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.483 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.653 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 72 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.680 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.678 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 132 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.552 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.787 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.684 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.084 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 134 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.282 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.865 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 154 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.281 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.540 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.583 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.568 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.070 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.959 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 140 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.536 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3394 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.524 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.016 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 4.225 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  25. 1.659 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.573 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.581 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3391 days ago · 125 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.651 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.770 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 126 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.140 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.185 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.188 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.585 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.728 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3387 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.318 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3386 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.525 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.356 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 3384 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.962 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.856 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 147 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.638 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.671 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.928 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.595 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 107 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.780 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3380 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.727 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 183 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.757 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 163 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.569 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 139 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.763 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 3.474 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 90 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.984 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.563 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.933 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.769 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.670 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.779 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 134 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.462 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 147 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.528 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 62 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.679 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.186 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.873 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 102 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.688 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.829 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.627 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.969 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.216 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.682 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 3408 days ago · 96 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.577 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.759 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 151 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.958 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 159 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.521 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.954 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 144 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.877 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 106 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.569 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.842 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.755 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.864 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.649 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 151 km deep · 89 km away

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