Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska on Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 6:27 AM AKDT (14:27 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 14 km N of Ninilchik, 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
2017-04-05 14:27:02 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.882° N, 150.807° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 147 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.527 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.46 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.635 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.512 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.655 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.81 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.94 km SW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 57 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.618 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.55 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.822 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.741 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.519 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.669 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3468 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.553 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.15 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.521 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.647 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.220 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.032 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.68 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.77 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.933 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.513 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.635 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.322 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.37 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.521 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.839 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.821 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 65 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.655 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.45 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.57 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.571 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 154 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.88 km E of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.66 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.520 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.224 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.029 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.02 km ENE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.79 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.841 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.57 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.67 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.917 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 3.03 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  52. 1.920 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.771 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.614 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.331 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3456 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.68 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.561 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.53 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.212 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.930 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.515 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.435 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.712 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.65 km NNE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.61 km SSW of Sterling, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.815 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.640 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.662 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.331 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.869 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.738 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.735 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.510 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 47 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.725 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.822 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.911 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.214 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.828 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.023 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1

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