Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Sunrise, Alaska on Tue, Jan 31, 2017, 1:34 AM AKST (10:34 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 23 km SSW of Susitna, 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
2017-01-31 10:34:18 UTC
Depth
23.9 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.914° N, 149.512° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.74 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.640 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.558 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.821 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.58 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.78 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.69 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3531 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.555 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3529 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.428 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.75 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.719 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.823 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.63 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.521 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.318 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.610 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.810 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 52 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.112 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3523 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.814 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 3.323 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.74 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.613 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.140 km SE of Whittier, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 2.110 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  34. 1.95 km S of Knik, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.534 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.611 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.219 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.77 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 2.45 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.59 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 51 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.816 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.828 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 46 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.812 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.67 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.73 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.918 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.824 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.835 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.524 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.21 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 41 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.523 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.516 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.319 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.51 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.90 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 2.813 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3508 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.35 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3507 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3507 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.522 km S of Hope, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.837 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.720 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 37 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.630 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.211 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.624 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.428 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.16 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.719 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.524 km ENE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.58 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.76 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.67 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.76 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.629 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.525 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.011 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.828 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.815 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away

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