Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 23 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska on Fri, Dec 29, 2017, 9:28 AM AKST (18:28 UTC), 41 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km NNW of Houston, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-29 18:28:40 UTC
Depth
41.4 km (25.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.846° N, 150.291° 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
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.414 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.917 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.619 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.742 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.54 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.723 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.715 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.54 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.615 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.85 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.620 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.840 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.521 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.85 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.05 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.412 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.512 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.320 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 36 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.640 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.78 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.815 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.820 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.511 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.127 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.730 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.049 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.528 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.219 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.832 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.630 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.53 km ESE of Kenai, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 56 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.112 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.52 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.525 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 1.647 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 99 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.723 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.214 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.912 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.63 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.32 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.723 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.55 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 1.61 km E of Cohoe, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.719 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.77 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 48 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.018 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.120 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.724 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.918 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.75 km S of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.68 km W of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.810 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.135 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.627 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.519 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.329 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.320 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.47 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.038 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.34 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.57 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.644 km W of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.813 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.54 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.637 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.642 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.611 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.625 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.515 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.56 km SW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.515 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.642 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.517 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away

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