Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km NE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Sterling, Alaska on Fri, Sep 29, 2017, 7:46 AM AKDT (15:46 UTC), 39 km (24 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-29 15:46:39 UTC
Depth
39.3 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.689° N, 150.347° 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
29

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 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.034 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.08 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.628 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.721 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.721 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.611 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3288 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.613 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.615 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.636 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.59 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.312 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 42 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.06 km WSW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.36 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.615 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.56 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.450 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.513 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.812 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.56 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 2.422 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.727 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.513 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.644 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.112 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.831 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.820 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.123 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.514 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.813 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.712 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 2.021 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.545 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.737 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 44 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.920 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.911 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 43 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.96 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 61 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.616 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.714 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.438 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.512 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.514 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.619 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.729 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.227 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.411 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.520 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3293 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.632 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.538 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.522 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.51 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.718 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.64 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.526 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3296 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.717 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.916 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.04 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.814 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.73 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.629 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.63 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.56 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away

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