Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Thu, Oct 5, 2017, 11:52 AM AKDT (19:52 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 9 km NNE of Sterling, 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
2017-10-05 19:52:04 UTC
Depth
51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.797° N, 150.825° 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
17

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 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.450 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.513 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.812 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.56 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.060 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.422 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.727 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3283 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.513 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.644 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.112 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.831 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.820 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.123 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.769 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.813 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 65 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.712 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 38 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 2.021 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.50 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.545 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 104 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.753 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 44 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 1.920 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.911 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.364 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 2.257 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.616 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.045 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 1.627 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.669 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.731 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 56 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.847 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 2.212 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.015 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.718 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.36 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.06 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 62 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.88 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.312 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.59 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.636 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.525 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.615 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.648 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.848 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.721 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.628 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.08 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.034 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away

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