Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 20 km S of Sunrise, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km S of Sunrise, Alaska on Fri, Oct 13, 2017, 6:47 AM AKDT (14:47 UTC), 34 km (21 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-13 14:47:12 UTC
Depth
33.5 km (20.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.701° N, 149.371° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.616 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.933 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.422 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3275 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.05 km SSE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 14
  6. 1.615 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.814 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.15 km ENE of Kenai, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.68 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.015 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.718 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.518 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.75 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.748 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.548 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.638 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.511 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3266 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.752 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.911 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.09 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.26 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.031 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.56 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.523 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.716 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.920 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.66 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.58 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.423 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 2.610 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.611 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.60 km WNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 47 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.223 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.920 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.614 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.645 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.221 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.712 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.514 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.648 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.630 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 61 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.112 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.727 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.56 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.47 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.615 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.36 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.627 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.710 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.312 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.645 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.615 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3287 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

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