Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km SSE of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Minto, Alaska on Tue, Oct 3, 2017, 8:37 AM AKDT (16:37 UTC), 19 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km W of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-03 16:37:49 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.918° N, 149.108° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.53 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.623 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.319 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.721 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.626 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.032 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.625 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.725 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.22 km NE of Fox, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.839 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.634 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.511 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.362 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.262 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.618 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.531 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.539 km W of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.651 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 22 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.931 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.743 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.730 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 72
  24. 2.226 km WNW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.641 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.6Central Alaska · 3251 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.510 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 2.08 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.816 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 3.030 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.630 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.59 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.86 km S of North Pole, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.63 km SE of Badger, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.92 km E of College, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.72 km SSE of Fairbanks, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.69 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.712 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.836 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.06 km NNW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.617 km NNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.815 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.08 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.158 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.630 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.728 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.530 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.5Central Alaska · 3303 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.418 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.612 km NE of Ferry, Alaska · 3307 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.513 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3309 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.623 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3310 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.50 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.517 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.316 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.9Central Alaska · 3317 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

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