Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Sunrise, Alaska on Sat, Oct 28, 2017, 1:51 PM AKDT (21:51 UTC), 25 km (15 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-28 21:51:33 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.967° N, 149.392° 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
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.921 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.59 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.757 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.44 km WNW of Wasilla, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.26 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.111 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.76 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.031 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.56 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.67 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.734 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.624 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.50 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.523 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.93 km WSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.612 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.815 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.841 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.920 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.726 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.66 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.545 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.621 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.58 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.57 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.726 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.622 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.311 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.610 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.611 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 36 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.920 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.614 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.513 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.822 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.519 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.67 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 4.49 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 217 · tsunami flag
  45. 2.18 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.99 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.511 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.610 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.811 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.5Southern Alaska · 3241 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.91 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.513 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.520 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.625 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.314 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.110 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.95 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.68 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.620 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 2.024 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.741 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.918 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.811 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.519 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.738 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.74 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 40 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.99 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.53 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.613 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3266 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.511 km ESE of Bear Creek, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.626 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.711 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.217 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.77 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.47 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.638 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.312 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away

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