Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Jul 20, 2017, 4:23 PM AKDT (00:23 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 85 km W of Karluk, 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
2017-07-21 00:23:31 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.802° N, 155.113° 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
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.949 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.596 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 3356 days ago · 154 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.125 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.485 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.643 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 84 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.316 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.870 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.650 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 82 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.363 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 149 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.667 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 147 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.661 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 150 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.961 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 150 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.769 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.841 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 180 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.936 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.038 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.987 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.788 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.186 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.286 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.586 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.677 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 133 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.999 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.716 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.968 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 2.687 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 3.390 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.724 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.651 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.954 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 152 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.849 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.57 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.961 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 87 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 2.450 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.269 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 141 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.693 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.818 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.557 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.866 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.684 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.913 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.672 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 115 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.735 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.685 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.853 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.783 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.517 km SE of Karluk, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.130 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 47 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 3.075 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 147 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.783 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.665 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 96 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 1.843 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 183 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.030 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.540 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.276 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 131 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.158 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 144 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.994 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 3.292 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.717 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 1.57 km SE of Karluk, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.782 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.875 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.764 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 127 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.281 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.559 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 139 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.682 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.255 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.577 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.841 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.891 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.528 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.728 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.462 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 147 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.779 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 134 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.670 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.769 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.027 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.023 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.933 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away

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