Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jun 12, 2017, 7:59 AM AKDT (15:59 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 54 km NE of Chenega, 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
2017-06-12 15:59:31 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.620° N, 149.115° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.419 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.522 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 20 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.822 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.711 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.342 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.841 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 3396 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.17 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.524 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3395 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.63 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.55 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.544 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.72 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.847 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.856 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3388 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.530 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.547 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3385 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.650 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.38 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3384 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.76 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.016 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 36 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.125 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.741 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.55 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.422 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.633 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 4.354 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 10 · tsunami flag
  31. 1.929 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.851 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.54 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.640 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.655 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.922 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.856 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.722 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3368 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.854 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.922 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3367 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.243 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.512 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.941 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.645 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.58 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.557 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.64 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 2.025 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 36 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.52 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.653 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 3.056 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.634 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.754 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.153 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.551 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.941 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.732 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.965 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.50 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.854 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.934 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.612 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.17 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.546 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.038 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.522 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.519 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.76 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.953 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.28 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.612 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.67 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.540 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away

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