Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 64 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 64 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska on Thu, May 18, 2017, 4:45 AM AKDT (12:45 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 63 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-18 12:45:00 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.216° N, 159.502° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.958 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.886 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.073 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.574 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.253 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.522 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.056 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.061 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.928 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.361 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.731 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.533 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.267 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.351 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.375 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3393 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.449 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 3.010 km WNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.958 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3392 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.872 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3390 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.637 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.959 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.526 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.030 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3389 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.930 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3383 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 3.029 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3382 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.856 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.98 km WSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.563 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3381 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.147 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3378 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.09 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3377 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.131 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.922 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.635 km SW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.352 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 61 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 2.063 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.766 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.070 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.538 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.674 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.746 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.1121 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.367 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.249 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.658 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.937 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.255 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.960 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.048 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.063 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.357 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.860 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.824 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.6108 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 3437 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.697 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.533 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 3439 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.955 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.653 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 3440 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.867 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 3442 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away

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