Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Sep 17, 2017, 8:51 AM AKDT (16:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 68 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-17 16:51:47 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.210° N, 155.058° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.927 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.070 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.669 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.9100 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.2112 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.848 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.576 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.930 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.575 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.717 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.865 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.468 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.422 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.567 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.865 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 64 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.083 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.970 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.975 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.611 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.684 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.813 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.685 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.567 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.057 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.646 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 3280 days ago · 125 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.662 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.634 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 50 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.276 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.128 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 4.268 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.055 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.855 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.0122 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.568 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 3.440 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.653 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.224 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 54 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.964 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.073 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.662 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 2.538 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 1.623 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.023 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.739 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.811 km ENE of Akhiok, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.663 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.118 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.283 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 81 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.78 km SE of Karluk, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.041 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.833 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 2.271 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.561 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.646 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.894 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.866 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.764 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.823 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 3.234 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.068 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.676 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.181 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.87 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.020 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.699 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.389 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.017 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.519 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.952 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.838 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.065 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.176 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.546 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.739 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.955 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.266 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.570 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 3323 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away

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