Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Nov 28, 2017, 11:52 AM AKST (20:52 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km ENE of Knik, 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
2017-11-28 20:52:44 UTC
Depth
57.5 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.757° N, 150.855° 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
36

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 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.541 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.836 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.69 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.636 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.519 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.017 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.113 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.035 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 86 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.969 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.66 km ESE of Crown Point, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.639 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.769 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.821 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.812 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.719 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.313 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.28 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.412 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.523 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.713 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 55 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.27 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.428 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.723 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.527 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.87 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.629 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 2.426 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.66 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.219 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.540 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.112 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3224 days ago · 87 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 3.91 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 187
  39. 1.63 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.642 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 3.324 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.626 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.523 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 1.543 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.627 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.534 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.749 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.627 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.625 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.821 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.823 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 1.565 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.663 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.121 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.339 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.711 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 66 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.94 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.510 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.817 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 9

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.621 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.672 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 129 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.74 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.815 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.92 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.546 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.555 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.542 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.763 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 106 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.544 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 77 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.044 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.16 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.114 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.513 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.513 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.614 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.515 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.818 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 76 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.632 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away

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