Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 12 km E of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 12 km E of Sterling, Alaska on Mon, Jul 17, 2017, 6:24 PM AKDT (02:24 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 33 km W of Cohoe, 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
2017-07-18 02:24:39 UTC
Depth
40.5 km (25.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.529° N, 150.529° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.817 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.348 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.828 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.819 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 14
  6. 2.017 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.738 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.624 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.58 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.418 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.316 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.64 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.025 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.52 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.611 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.16 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.823 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.95 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.511 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.529 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.624 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.02 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.121 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3353 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.114 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.541 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.515 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.617 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.827 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 73 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.15 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 53 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.648 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 84 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.910 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.122 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.633 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.811 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.732 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.216 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.712 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.916 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.48 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.528 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.035 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.335 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.09 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.620 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.711 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 53 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.734 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.912 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.311 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.812 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.538 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.648 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.814 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.123 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.627 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.614 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.814 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.524 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.922 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.18 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.722 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.922 km E of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.68 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.96 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.929 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.77 km ESE of Soldotna, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.633 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 48 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.65 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 3373 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.928 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.58 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3374 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.441 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.128 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3375 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.816 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.630 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3376 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away

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