Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Southern Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Southern Alaska on Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 7:24 AM AKDT (15:24 UTC), 44 km (27 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-24 15:24:53 UTC
Depth
44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.042° N, 150.805° 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
53

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 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 48 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.521 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.368 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.753 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 82 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.1Southern Alaska · 3264 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.811 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.825 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.817 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.522 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.59 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.467 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.621 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.619 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.541 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.534 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 55 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.528 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 2.26 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 3.111 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  36. 1.620 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 73 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.742 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.623 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 1.56 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 51 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.911 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.54 km NNE of Kenai, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.624 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.50 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.523 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.766 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.621 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.517 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.93 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 59 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.612 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.921 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.943 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.648 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.667 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.646 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.920 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.553 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.168 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.273 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.411 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.524 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away

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