Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km W of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km W of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Jul 17, 2017, 1:45 AM AKDT (09:45 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km SE of Susitna North, 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
2017-07-17 09:45:16 UTC
Depth
67.3 km (41.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.515° N, 150.956° 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
38

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 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 70 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.644 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 78 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.632 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.76 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.730 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.624 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.533 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.58 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.8Central Alaska · 3364 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.418 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 48 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.316 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.011 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.511 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.621 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 66 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.522 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.615 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.64 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.515 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.721 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.524 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 42 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.52 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.54 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.015 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.127 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.945 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.633 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.69 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.710 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.611 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 63 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 3.821 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  34. 1.622 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.128 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.630 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.16 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 1.513 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.730 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 72 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.515 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.616 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.823 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 68 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 2.217 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.95 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.626 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.562 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.639 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.624 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 69 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.87 km N of Knik, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.78 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.514 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 1.7Central Alaska · 3354 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.24 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.02 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.121 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.735 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.9Southern Alaska · 3353 days ago · 96 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.629 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.515 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.614 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.715 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3367 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.811 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 54 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.57 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.560 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.18 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.915 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.716 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.232 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.529 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.531 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.638 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.665 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.728 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.624 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.54 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.872 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.69 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away

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