Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Aug 18, 2017, 3:05 PM AKDT (23:05 UTC), 57 km (36 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-18 23:05:56 UTC
Depth
57.4 km (35.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.524° N, 150.524° 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
47

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.030 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.129 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.78 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.637 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.133 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.835 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3333 days ago · 79 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.8Southern Alaska · 3332 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 24
  9. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.73 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.319 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 82
  12. 1.524 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.225 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.6Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 69 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.573 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.54 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.827 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.74 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.64 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 51 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.77 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 43 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.616 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.88 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.82 km E of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.68 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.731 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.019 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.56 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.73 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.49 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.59 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.923 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.023 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 3.230 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 59 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 1.725 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.848 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.916 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.527 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 56 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 1.518 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.523 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.325 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.622 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.520 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.020 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.927 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  48. 2.34 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.625 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.625 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.526 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.532 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.515 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 1.661 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.82 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.515 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.721 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3334 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.718 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.711 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.72 km SSW of Beluga, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 64 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.34 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.56 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.514 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3337 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.73 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.812 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.223 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.315 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.522 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.022 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.727 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3340 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.016 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.070 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 130 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.732 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1

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