Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska on Tue, Apr 4, 2017, 6:33 AM AKDT (14:33 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 32 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-04 14:33:53 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.411° N, 150.430° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.736 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 89 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.96 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.719 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.435 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.510 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.77 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.519 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.46 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3470 days ago · 37 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.512 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.81 km S of Houston, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.618 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.55 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.822 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.522 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3469 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.553 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.15 km SE of Knik, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.924 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.521 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.220 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.68 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.828 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.933 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.537 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.322 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.527 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.37 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.07 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 80 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.521 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.839 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.821 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.632 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3462 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.655 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.93 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.811 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.45 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.818 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.57 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.628 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.66 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3460 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.520 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.88 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.79 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.841 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.57 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 3.03 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.920 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.68 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.823 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.53 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.212 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 62 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.120 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 48 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.161 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.033 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.59 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.915 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 1.56 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.59 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.92 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.331 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.738 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.510 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.725 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.822 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.911 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.214 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 3471 days ago · 55 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.023 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.539 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.86 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.932 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.813 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3472 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.715 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3473 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.638 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.756 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.78 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.15 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 3474 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 15
  19. 1.629 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.615 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3475 days ago · 60 km deep · 18 km away

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