Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska on Thu, Feb 9, 2017, 1:18 PM AKST (22:18 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21 km N of Fishhook, 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
2017-02-09 22:18:08 UTC
Depth
63.0 km (39.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.667° N, 151.036° 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
39

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 129 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.318 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.610 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.810 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.620 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.714 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3523 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3522 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.323 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.955 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.645 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 99 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.022 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 63 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.560 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 138 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.629 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 69 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.74 km NE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.59 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.826 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.537 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 71 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.613 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.110 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.530 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.95 km S of Knik, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.520 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.531 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 105 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.537 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.948 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.544 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.023 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3517 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.624 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.77 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.239 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.45 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.58 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.936 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.863 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.59 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.627 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 63 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.618 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.642 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.743 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.325 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.621 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 3.443 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 97 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 1.990 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 159 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.816 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.828 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.67 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.649 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.665 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.538 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3511 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 1.73 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.820 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.610 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.742 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3510 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.719 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.21 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.523 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3509 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.521 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.930 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.69 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.510 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 77 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.535 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3525 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.723 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.823 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.632 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 46 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.758 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 103 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.318 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 84 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.88 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.75 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.428 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3529 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.723 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away

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