Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19 km E of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19 km E of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Aug 8, 2017, 7:37 PM AKDT (03:37 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km ESE of Nikiski, 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
2017-08-09 03:37:19 UTC
Depth
48.6 km (30.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.935° N, 150.335° 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
30

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.538 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.123 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.525 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.624 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.94 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.413 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.99 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.815 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 41 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.09 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.510 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.732 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.016 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 67 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.727 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.022 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 54 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.73 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.52 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 2.73 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3335 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.014 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.514 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.56 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.34 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.72 km SSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.526 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.015 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.711 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 1.519 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.72 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.78 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.133 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.8Southern Alaska · 3331 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 24
  38. 1.95 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 51 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.815 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 2.79 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.55 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.54 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.910 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.026 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.74 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.77 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.68 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.812 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.019 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.73 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.710 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.59 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.923 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  59. 3.230 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.812 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.311 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.912 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.321 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.734 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.711 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.85 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.15 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.09 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.335 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.035 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.528 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.027 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.48 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.648 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.916 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.216 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 60 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.625 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.811 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away

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